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Aspidorhabdus ovalis [01002].pdf
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Current identification/main database link:Blackites sp.
Compiled data
Citation: Aspidorhabdus ovalis Hay & Towe 1962taxonomic rank: SpeciesLanguage: ENType sample (& lithostrat): Sample: field sample; From: Tuileries de Donzacq, Couches d D., Landes, France; Type age (chronostrat): Cuisian [Eocene]Standardised type level: 101_LOWER EOCENEType locality: FranceType repository: Urbana, Illinois University, Geologic CollectionsRepository Country: USAFarinacci catalog page (& compiler): 1002Current citation: Blackites sp.
Editors' Notes this clearly a Rhabdosphaerid base, with the spine broken off. However, it is difficult to classify further since the rim lacks the rail lath cycle which suggests Rhabdosphaera whilst the wide spinebase suggests Blackites. It possibly is evidence that some species currently included in Blackites do not have the archetypal baseplate structure.
References:
Hay, W. W. & Towe, K. M. (1962a). Electron microscope examination of some coccoliths from Donzacq (France). Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae. 55: 497-517. gsO
Aspidorhabdus ovalis: Catalog entry compiled by Anna Farinacci. Viewed: 6-12-2023