arrayname: original
Taxonomy:
Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Scyphosphaera): Coccospheres with Pontosphaera-like body coccoliths and equatorial coccoliths with rims elevated into vase-like structures (lopadoliths).
This taxon: Elongate barrel-shaped, with distinct wall ornament of large pits or pores.
Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: S. interstincta *
Morphology:
Differentiation: Distinguised from other Scyphosphaera by the wall ornament and inner cycle thickening at the distal opening. [Bown & Newsam 2017]
Size:
LITHS: murolith, cylindrical, elliptical, hollow, CA: plate, pores, CROSS-POLARS: V-prominent, R-prominent, rim-bicyclic, |
Lith size: 10->15µm; Data source notes: lith height from OD |
Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): within NP16 zone (40.40-42.87Ma, top in Bartonian stage). Data source: Bown & Newsam 2017
First occurrence (base): within NP15b subzone (44.12-45.49Ma, base in Lutetian stage). Data source: Bown & Newsam 2017
Plot of occurrence data:
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Scyphosphaera interstincta compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 20-3-2025
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