Nannotax3 - ntax_cenozoic - Pseudowigwamma

Pseudowigwamma

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

Daughter taxa (time control age-window is: 0-800Ma)
				Pseudowigwamma scenozonion Monomorphic, liths are simple broadly elliptical rings with one (rarely two) enlarged rim elements, but no wigwam.

Taxonomy:

Citation: Pseudowigwamma Thomsen in Thomsen et al. 2013

Rank: Genus

Type species: Wigwamma scenozonion Thomsen, 1980

Distinguishing features: Monomorphic - body coccoliths are simple hoop-like coccoliths.

Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: Pseudowigwamma + *

Morphology: Very similar to Wigwamma but lacking the wigwams

Search data:

Tags	LITHS: murolith, elliptical, CA: ca_disjunct, vacant, CSPH: elongated, monomorphic,
Metrics	Lith size: 0.8->1.3µm; Coccosphere size: 4->7µm;

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:

Thomsen, H. A., Ostergaard, J. B. & Heldal, M. (2013). Coccolithophorids in polar waters: Wigwamma spp. revisited. Acta Protozoologica. 52: 237-256. gs V O

Pseudowigwamma compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 23-4-2021

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