Conicotheca nigrans

Conicotheca nigrans
Scientific classification
(unranked): SAR
(unranked): Rhizaria
Phylum: Foraminifera
Order: Allogromiida
Family: Allogromida incertae sedis
Genus: Conicotheca
Species: Conicotheca nigrans[1]
Gooday, Todo, Uematsu & Kitazato, 2008

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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