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Wigwamma

Classification: ntax_cenozoic -> Coccolith families inc sed -> Papposphaeraceae -> Wigwamma
Sister taxa: Papposphaera, Pappomonas, Balaniger, Formonsella, Quaternariella ⟩⟨ Ventimolina, Wigwamma, Pseudowigwamma ⟩⟨ Kataspinifera, Picarola, Vexillarius, Pocillithus

Daughter taxa (time control age-window is: 0-800Ma)
				Wigwamma annulifera BCs simple rings, CFCs with wigwam of 2-4 rods, each with a flange.
				Wigwamma antarctica Dimorphic. BCs simple rings, CFCs with wigwam of 2-4 rods, without flanges, one rod projects as a spine beyond tip of wigwam, poles of two types two broad (wing-like) and two narrow.
				Wigwamma arctica Monomorphic, all liths with wigwam of 4 rods.
				Wigwamma armatura Dimorphic. BCs simple rings, CFCs with wigwam of 4 similar rods, without flanges, rods project as tuft of spines beyond tip of wigwam
				Wigwamma triradiata Dimorphic. BCs have low wigwam of three struts; CFCs high wigwam of two struts each with wing.
				Wigwamma sp. Specimens which cannot be assigned to established species

Taxonomy:

Citation: Wigwamma Manton et al., 1977

Taxonomic rank: genus

Type species: Wigwamma arctica Manton et al. 1977

Taxonomic discussion: Wigwamma was excluded from the Papposphaeraceae by Andruleit & Young (2010) and is only very tentatively included here.

Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Papposphaeraceae): Narrow-rimmed muroliths, mostly with prominent central structures.
This taxon: Coccoliths hoop-shaped with rods rising from rim to form wigwam-like structure

Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: Wigwamma *

Biology & life-cycles

Combination coccopheres of Wigwamma and Calciarcus have been observed (Thomsen et al 1991 and Thomsen et al. 2013), although definitive associations between Wigwamma species and Calciarcus annulifera morphtoypes have not been established.

Search data:

LITHS: murolith, elliptical, CA: ca_disjunct, diagonal cross, process,
CSPH: elongated, equant, CFC,

Lith size: 0.7->2.2µm;

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: Total of ranges of the species in this database
First occurrence (base): within No known fossil record modern (0.00-0.00Ma, base in "Holocene" stage). Data source: Total of ranges of species in this database

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
Neptune data: This is a higher taxon page so Neptune data is not plotted. See also: customisable plot Parent: Papposphaeraceae

References:

Manton, I., Sutherland, J. & Oates, K. (1977). Arctic coccolithophorids: Wigwamma arctica gen. et sp. nov. from Greenland and Arctic Canada; W. annulifera sp. nov. from South Africa and S. Alaska and Calciarcus alaskensis gen. et sp. nov. from S. Alaska. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. 197(1127): 145-168. gs

Wigwamma compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 14-1-2025

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