Taxonomy:
Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Rhabdosphaera): Coccoliths without radial lath cycle; coccospheres dimorphic, only some spine-bearing
This taxon: Specimens which cannot be assigned to established species
Farinacci & Howe catalog pages:
Search data:
Lith size: 0->0µm; |
Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): Extant. Data source: same as genus
First occurrence (base): within NP14 zone (46.29-49.11Ma, base in Ypresian stage). Data source: same as genus
Plot of occurrence data:
Bramlette, M. N. & Sullivan, F. R. (1961). Coccolithophorids and related nannoplankton of the Early Tertiary in California. Micropaleontology. 7(2): 129-188. gs Dunkley Jones, T., Bown, P. R. & Pearson, P. (2009). Exceptionally well preserved upper Eocene to lower Oligocene calcareous nannofossils (Prymnesiophycidae) from the Pande Formation (Kilwa Group), Tanzania. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 7(4): 359-411. gsReferences:
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Rhabdosphaera sp. compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 18-2-2025
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