Daughter taxa (time control age-window is: 0-800Ma)![]() | ||||
![]() | Kataspinifera baumannii See generic diagnosis (monospecific) | |||
Kataspinifera sp. Specimens which cannot be assigned to established species |
Taxonomy:
Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Papposphaeraceae): Narrow-rimmed muroliths, mostly with prominent central structures.
This taxon: Coccosphere dimorphic. CFCs (and some dispersed liths) with very long spines
BCs with very low wall, axial cross and short spine;
Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: Kataspinifera *
Morphology:
LITHS: murolith, circular, elliptical, CA: cross-axial, ca_disjunct, process, CSPH: equant, BC-dimorphic, |
Lith size: 1.2->1.8µm; Coccosphere size: 4.5->7µm; Liths per sphere: 50->70 |
Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): Extant. Data source: Total of range of species in this database
First occurrence (base): at top of No known fossil record modern (100% up, 0Ma, in "Holocene" stage). Data source: Total of range of species in this database
Plot of occurrence data:
Andruleit, H. & Young, J. R. (2010). Kataspinifera baumannii: a new genus and species of deep photic coccolithophores resembling the non-calcifying haptophyte Chrysochromulina. Journal of Micropalaeontology. 29: 135-147. gs References:
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Kataspinifera compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 24-9-2023
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