First Report of the Benthic Foraminifera from Kasampir Ridge, Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat, India

Abstract

Benthic foraminifera have been systematically studied from a 2-meter ridge segment that is situated next to the Kasampir mosque in Kasmpir. Twenty sediment samples in all were collected. In all, 52 species of benthic foraminifera belonging to 10 genera have been identified namely Ammonia, Quinqueloculina, Elphidium, Spiroloculina, Bolivina, Triloculina, Loxostomina, Cancris, Rosalina and Textularia.  Ammonia beccarii forma tepida was common in all sampling stations. The sediment samples were primarily composed of silt, clay, and very fine sand.