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Conicotheca nigrans Gooday, Todo, Uematsu & Kitazato 2008

Conicotheca nigrans

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Conicotheca nigrans is a species of benthic Foraminifera that was first identified from samples collected from the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench.[2][3] C. nigrans has a test or outer shell of agglutinated organic materials and minerals.[2] As a species belonging to a basal clade of foraminifera, the order Allogromiida, C. nigrans may be informative about the evolution of the forams.[4]

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Conicotheca nigrans: Brief Summary

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Conicotheca nigrans is a species of benthic Foraminifera that was first identified from samples collected from the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench. C. nigrans has a test or outer shell of agglutinated organic materials and minerals. As a species belonging to a basal clade of foraminifera, the order Allogromiida, C. nigrans may be informative about the evolution of the forams.

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