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: Tube-like Scyphosphaera with broadened base
Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: S. tubicena *
Search data:
LITHS: murolith, elliptical, hollow, CA: plate, pores, CROSS-POLARS: rim-bicyclic, V-prominent, R-prominent, |
Lith size: 10->20µm; Data source notes: lith height assumed similar to others in group |
Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): within Early Eocene Sub-Epoch (47.84-55.96Ma, top in Ypresian stage). Data source: original description
First occurrence (base): within Early Eocene Sub-Epoch (47.84-55.96Ma, base in Ypresian stage). Data source: original description
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 Siesser, W. G. (1998). Calcareous nannofossil Genus Scyphosphaera: structure, taxonomy, biostratigraphy, and phylogeny. Micropaleontology. 44(4): 351-384. gs Stradner, H. (1969). The nannofossil of the Eocene Flysch in the Hagembach Valley (Northern Vienna woods), Austria. Rocznik Polskie Towarzystwo Geologiczne = Annales de la Société Géologique de Pologne. 39: 403-432. gs OReferences:
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Scyphosphaera tubicena compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 2-12-2023
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