Nannotax3 - ntax_cenozoic - Papposphaera simplicissima

Papposphaera simplicissima

Classification: ntax_cenozoic -> Coccolith families inc sed -> Papposphaeraceae -> Papposphaera -> Papposphaera simplicissima
Sister taxa: P. lepida ⟩⟨ P. obpyramidalis, P. simplicissima ⟩⟨ P. sagittifera, P. sarion, P. arctica, P. iugifera, P. heldalii ⟩⟨ P. bourrellii, P. thomsenii, P. sp. type 1, P. sp. type 2, P. sp. type 3, P. sp. type 4, P. sp. type 5, P. sp. type 6, P. sp.

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Thomsen et al 1988 f 41.JPG
Thomsen et al 1988 f 43.JPG
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Taxonomy:

Citation: Papposphaera simplicissima Thomsen in Thomsen et al., 1988

Rank: Species

Distinguishing features: Central areas open; no process; rim elements separated and so wall is discontinuous. Crystallites of two types occur alternately along the scale periphery.

Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: P. simplicissima *

Size: Cell spherical, ca. 4 µm. Coccoliths, ca. 0.5 µm long;

Search data:

Tags	LITHS: murolith, elliptical, CA: ca_disjunct, vacant, CSPH: equant, monomorphic,
Metrics	Lith size: 0.5->0.6µm; Data source notes: lith size (BC diameter) 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: Papposphaera

References:

Thomsen, H. A., Buck, K. R., Coale, S. L., Garrison, D. L. & Gowing, M. M. (1988). Nanoplanktonic coccolithophorids (Prymnesiophyceae, Haptophyceae) from the Weddell Sea, Antarctica. Nordic Journal of Botany. 8: 419-436. 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, Special Issue. 1: 1-132. gs V O

Papposphaera simplicissima compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 1-3-2021

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