Daughter taxa (time control age-window is: 0-800Ma)![]() | ||||
Picarola margalefii See generic diagnosis (genus is monospecific) | ||||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Picarola sp. Specimens which cannot be assigned to established species |
Taxonomy:
Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Papposphaeraceae): Narrow-rimmed muroliths, mostly with prominent central structures.
This taxon: Coccospheres varimorphic. All liths with curved quadrate process, but CFCs with larger processes.
Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: Picarola *
Search data:
LITHS: murolith, elliptical, CA: ca_disjunct, diagonal cross, process, CSPH: elongated, equant, CFC, |
Lith size: 0.7->0.9µm; Coccosphere size: 6->12µm; |
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:
Cros, L. & Estrada, M. (2004). Picarola margalefii, gen. et sp. nov., a new planktonic coccolithophore from NW Mediterranean waters. Scientia Marina. 68(Suppl 1): 243-248. gs References:
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Picarola compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 9-2-2025
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