"Table 3-4. 1998 central San Francisco Bay foraminiferal cluster assemblages, number of samples in cluster, depth range and average depth (in meters), representative species, percentage abundance range and average percentage abundance, and ecological interpretation. Dominant species (average abundance 20 percent or greater) highlighted in yellow. " Cluster assemblage Number of samples in cluster Depth range in meters Average depth in meters Representative species Percentage abundance range Average percentage abundance Ecological interpretation Shallow Eastern Bay 8 6-14 9 Ammobaculites exiguus <1 Marsh to shallow subtidal estuarine Ammonia beccarii <1-6 1 Haplophragmoides subinvolutum <1-5 2 Miliammina fusca <1 Trochamina hadai 68-97 77 Trochammina inflata 2-28 17 Trochammina macrescens <1 Intermediate Eastern Bay Outlier 1 n.a. 16 Ammonia beccarii 40 Moderate subtidal estuarine Buliminella elegantissima 4 Elphidiella hannai n.a. 16 Elphidium excavatum 9 Haplophragmoides subinvolutum 4 Trochammina inflata 21 Intermediate Eastern Bay 8 13-35 18 Ammonia beccarii 11-55 30 Moderate subtidal estuarine Elphidiella hannai 5-28 14 Elphidium excavatum 2-43 13 Haynesina germanica <1-18 3 Trochammina hadai 7-51 28 Trochammina inflata <1-17 5 Deep Western Bay Estuarine 15 14-49 23 Ammonia beccarii 17-52 28 Deep subtidal estuarine Buliminella elegantissima <1-4 1 Elphidiella hannai 19-51 35 Elphidium excavatum 7-25 15 Rotorbinella turbinata <1-4 1 Trichohyalus ornatissima <1-1 <1 Trochammina hadai 4-20 9 Deep Western Bay Estuarine Outlier 1 n.a. 27 Ammonia beccarii 24 Deep subtidal estuarine Buliminella elegantissima 4 Eggerella advena 19 Elphidiella hannai n.a. 10 Elphidium excavatum 20 Trochammina charlottensis 9 Trochammina hadai 6 Deep Western Bay Marine 7 21-60 29 Ammonia beccarii 12-18 14 Transitional (deep subtidal estuarine to nearshore marine) Buccella tenerrima 1-5 3 Cassidulina limbata <1-2 <1 Cassidulina tortuosa <1 Eggerella advena <1-4 1 Elphidiella hannai 46-78 64 Elphidium excavatum 4-7 6 Poroeponides cribrorepandus <1 Rotorbinella campanulata <1-2 <1 Trichohyalus ornatissima <1-2 1 Trochamina charlottensis 1-6 2 Trochammina hadai <1-9 4