Benthic foraminifera in a deep-sea high-energy environment: the Moira Mounds (Porcupine Seabight, SW of Ireland)

Swiss Journal of Geosciences

Table 1 Sample number, coordinates, water depth and surface description of investigated box cores (Spezzaferri et al. 2012)

Sample	Latitude (N)	Longitude (E)	Depth (m)	Surface description
BC1	51°26,433′	11°49,512′	1057	Sand with dropstones
BC4	51°26,304′	11°49,385′	1062	Coral rubble and sand
BC5	51°26,331′	11°49,402′	1069	Coral framework and sand
BC10	51°29,697′	11°49,140′	970	Rippled sand
BC14	51°26,959′	11°49,451′	1064	Coral rubble and sand
BC17	51°26,951′	11°49,462′	1057	Sand
BC20	51°26,560′	11°49,213′	1062	Rippled sand
BC21	51°29,312′	11°49,120′	980	Coral rubble and muddy sand, rare dropstones
BC22	51°30,189′	11°49,395′	952	Coral rubble and muddy sand
BC23	51°30,213′	11°49,379′	951	Sand with abundant biogenic fragments
BC24	51°30,227′	11°49,390′	942	Coral rubble and muddy sand
BC25	51°30,502′	11°49,486′	933	Coral rubble and muddy sand
BC26	51°30,519′	11°49,481′	949	Coral framework and sand
BC28	51°30,527′	11°49,499′	949	Coarse to medium sand and coral
BC31	51°29,689′	11°49,145′	962	Coral framework and sand
BC32	51°29,672′	11°49,118′	972	Coral framework and sand
BC33	51°29,672′	11°49,137′	962	Coral rubble and muddy sand
BC34	51°29,671′	11°49,132′	975	Silty sand and biogenic fragments
BC35	51°29,650′	11°49,149′	966	Medium to fine sand and dropstones
BC36	51°29,657′	11°49,050′	970	Sand and dropstones