original description
Pawlowski, J.; Majewski, W. (2010). Magnetite-bearing foraminifera from Admiralty Bay, West Antarctica, with description of Psammophaga magnetica, sp. nov. <em>The Journal of Foraminiferal Research.</em> 41(1): 3-13., available online at https://doi.org/10.2113/gsjfr.41.1.3 [details] Available for editors
From regional or thematic species database
Additional information Inshore waters adjacent to the Vestfold hills. in Burton Lake inhabits the upper stratum which ranges from brackish at the surfaceto hypersaline at 8 m depth.In Taynaya Bay, which has a depth in excess of 65 m, has a chemocline at between 10 and 15 m depth below which the water is hypersaline and contains much hydrogen sulfide; at this locality, the species inhabits the upper oxygenated stratum which is somewhat more than 10 m deep. [details]