Daughter taxa (time control age-window is: 0-800Ma)![]() | ||||
Balaniger virgulosa Central area with concentric rings of crystallites, rim elements separated and so wall is discontinuous. CFC process ca. 1.5 µm high, with long stem supporting four (occasionally 2or 3) radiating rods ca. 0.5 µm long. |
Taxonomy:
Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Papposphaeraceae): Narrow-rimmed muroliths, mostly with prominent central structures.
This taxon: Coccolith distal rim with separated elements
Coccosphere dimorphic - spines only on some coccoliths, calyx of four rods
Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: Balaniger *
Search data:
LITHS: murolith, elliptical, CA: ca_disjunct, vacant, concentric-ring(s), process, CSPH: elongated, CFC, |
Lith size: 0.7->0.9µm; Coccosphere size: 3->7µm; |
Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): Extant. Data source: Total of ranges of the species in this database
First occurrence (base): within No known fossil record modern (0.00-0.00Ma, base in "Holocene" stage). Data source: Total of ranges of species in this database
Plot of occurrence data:
Thomsen, H. A. & Oates, K. (1978). Balaniger balticus gen. et sp. nov. (Prymnesiophiceae) form Danish coastal waters. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 58: 773-779. gs Thomsen, H. A. & Ostergaard, J. B. (2014). Coccolithophorids in polar waters: Pappomonas spp. revisited. Acta Protozoologica. 53: 235-256. gs References:
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Balaniger compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 9-2-2025
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