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: Scyphospaera with broad concavo-convex base which contracts into narrow tube-like distal part
Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: S. olla *
Size:
LITHS: murolith, elliptical, cylindrical, hollow, CA: plate, pores, CROSS-POLARS: rim-bicyclic, V-prominent, R-prominent, |
Lith size: 14->20µm; Data source notes: lith height from OD and slightly extended |
Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): within NP12 zone (50.50-53.70Ma, top in Ypresian stage). Data source: original description
First occurrence (base): within NP12 zone (50.50-53.70Ma, base in Ypresian stage). Data source: original description
Plot of occurrence data:
Varol, O. (1989b). Eocene calcareous nannofossils from Sile (northwest Turkey). Revista Española de Micropaleontología. 21: 273-320. gs References:
Scyphosphaera olla compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 8-9-2024
Short stable page link: https://mikrotax.org/Nannotax3/index.php?id=1233 Go to Archive.is to create a permanent copy of this page - citation notes |
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