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Current identification/main database link: Scoteinimorfi Varol 2025
Compiled data
Original Description
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Extra details from original publication
Remarks: Scoteinimorfi differs from Calcidiscus in that it has an extinct tube cycle (the optic axis is perpendicular relative to the microscope stage) and an appressed proximal shield.
Varol, O. (2025). A practical guide to optical studies of calcareous nannofossils. Grzybowski Foundation Special Publication. 29: 1-222. gsReferences:

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Scoteinimorfi: Catalog entry compiled by Jeremy Young. Viewed: 15-8-2026
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