Resumen de Virgulinella fragilis n. sp. (Foraminiferida) from Wellington Harbour, New Zealand
Virgulinella fragilis n. sp. is described from Recent sediments from Wellington Harbour. The species occurs at depths of 16 to 31 metres, in silty to sandy muds; bottom salinities are normally 33.5 to 34.5 per mille, and temperatures range seasonally from 11 to 18° C. This is the first record of the genus Virgulinella from Pleistocene or Recent sediments, and from New Zealand either living or fossil.
