Taxonomy:
Distinguishing features: Coccosphere without spines, coccoliths 3-4µm long, with spurs at the ends
Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: C. corsellii * , C. tropicus [no catalog entry yet]
Morphology: Coccosphere similar to C. brasiliensis but coccoliths more like those of C. murrayi in size (3-4µm long), number of laths, and in presence of spurs at the ends of the coccoliths.
For identification note that the liths usually are similar in size to an E. huxleyi coccolith and have separated laths.
Size: Liths 3-4µm long
Ecology & Biogeography: Described from the Mediterranean but also certainly occurs in the Atlantic (Young unpubl. obs.) and probably globally
Tags | LITHS: murolith, quadrate, CA: ca_disjunct, grill, CSPH: tubular, monomorphic, CROSS-POLARS: rim-bicyclic, V-prominent, R-prominent, |
Metrics | Lith size: 3->4µm; Coccosphere size: 35->40µm; Data source notes: csph & lith size from OD of Malinverno 2004 |
Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): Extant Data source: present in the plankton (Young et al. 2003)
First occurrence (base): within Quaternary Period (0.00-2.59Ma, base in Gelasian stage). Data source: [JRY rough estimate]
Plot of occurrence data:
Cros, L. & Fortuño, J. -M. (2002). Atlas of northwestern Mediterranean coccolithophores. Scientia Marina. 66: 1-186. gs V O Malinverno, E. (2004). Morphological variability within the genus Calciosolenia (coccolithophorids) from the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Micropaleontology. 50(supl. 1): 81-91. gs Patil, S., Mohan, R., Jafar, S. A., Gazi, S., Choudhari, P. & Crosta, X. (2020). The coccolithophore family Calciosoleniaceae with report of a new species: Calciosolenia subtropicus from the southern Indian Ocean . Micropaleontology. 65(5): 459-471. gsReferences:
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Calciosolenia corsellii compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 18-1-2021
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