Nannotax3 - ntax_cenozoic - Syracolithus bicorium

Nannotax3 - ntax_cenozoic - Syracolithus bicorium Nannotax3 - ntax_cenozoic - Syracolithus bicorium

Syracolithus bicorium

Classification: ntax_cenozoic -> Holococcoliths -> septate -> Syracolithus bicorium
Sister taxa: C. leptoporus subsp. quadriperforatus HOL, S. apsteinii HOL, P. japonica HOL, S. sp. type A, S. sp. type B, S. bicorium

Kleijne 1991 pl07 f5.JPG
Young_etal_2003_114-82.JPG
Kleijne 1991 pl07 f6.JPG

Taxonomy:

Citation: Syracolithus bicorium Kleijne, 1991

Rank: Species

Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (septate): Holococcoliths with tube, open distally and subdivided internally by vertical septae
This taxon: Liths similar to S. quadriperforatus but walls double layered with open hexagonal mesh fabric.

Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: S. bicorium *

Search data:

LITHS: holococcolith, elliptical, CA: pores,
CSPH: equant, monomorphic,

Lith size: 1.7->2.5µm;
Data source notes: lith size from OD

The morphological data given here can be used on the advanced search page. See also these notes

Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): Extant. Data source: present in the plankton (Young et al. 2003)
First occurrence (base): within No known fossil record modern (0.00-0.00Ma, base in "Holocene" stage). Data source: [JRY rough estimate]

Plot of occurrence data:

Range-bar - range as quoted above, pink interval top occurs in, green interval base occurs in.
Triangles indicate an event for which a precise placement has been suggested
(NB There is no histogram as there are no occurrence records for the taxon in the Neptune database) Parent: septate

References:

Kleijne, A. (1991). Holococcolithophorids from the Indian Ocean, Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean. Marine Micropaleontology. 17: 1-76. gs

Young, J. R., Geisen, M., Cros, L., Kleijne, A., Probert, I. & Ostergaard, J. B. (2003). A guide to extant coccolithophore taxonomy. Journal of Nannoplankton Research. S1: 1-132. gs V O

Syracolithus bicorium compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 26-3-2023

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