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Nannotax3 - ntax_cenozoic - Kataspinifera

Kataspinifera

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

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:

Citation: Kataspinifera Andruleit & Young, 2010

Rank: Genus

Type species: Kataspinifera baumannii Andruleit & Young 2010

Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Papposphaeraceae): Narrow-rimmed muroliths, mostly with prominent central structures.
This taxon: Coccoliths distal rim smooth; with axial cross and spine;
Coccosphere dimorphic, some coccoliths with very long spines

Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: Kataspinifera *

Morphology:

Size:

Search data:

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

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 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:

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:

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 V O

Kataspinifera compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 27-9-2022

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