Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Mesozoic non–coccoliths): Calcispheres and other non-coccoliths found in nannofossil preps. Some taxa previously placed here have been moved to the calcareous dinoflagellates pages [Feb 2017].
This taxon: Large globular test with two interlocking sub-hemispherical valves formed from a geometric arrangement of equidimensional crystallites.
Daughter taxa (time control age-window is: 0-800Ma)![]() | Granddaughter taxa | ||||
![]() | ![]() | Schizosphaerella Large globular test with two interlocking sub-hemispherical valves formed from a geometric arrangement of equidimensional crystallites. |
Taxonomy:
Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: Schizosphaerellaceae [no catalog entry yet]
Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Mesozoic non–coccoliths): Calcispheres and other non-coccoliths found in nannofossil preps. Some taxa previously placed here have been moved to the calcareous dinoflagellates pages [Feb 2017].
This taxon: Large globular test with two interlocking sub-hemispherical valves formed from a geometric arrangement of equidimensional crystallites.
Search data:
: nannolith-other, |
Lith size: 0->0µm; |
Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): at top of Kimmeridgian Stage (100% up, 152.1Ma, in Kimmeridgian stage). Data source: Total of range of species in this database
First occurrence (base): near base of Hettangian Stage (11% up, 201.1Ma, in Hettangian stage). Data source: Total of range of species in this database
Plot of occurrence data:
Bown, P. R. & Cooper, M. K. E. (1998). Jurassic. In, Bown, P. R. (ed.) Calcareous Nannofossil Biostratigraphy. British Micropalaeontological Society Publication Series . 34-85. gs O Deflandre, G. & Dangeard, L. (1938). Schizosphaerella, un nouveau microfossile méconnu du Jurassique moyen et supérieur. Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences, Paris. 207: 1115-1117. gs Deflandre, G. (1959). Sur les nannofossiles calcaires et leur systématique. Revue de Micropaléontologie. 2: 127-152. gsReferences:
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Schizosphaerellaceae compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 30-9-2023
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