Nannotax3 - ntax_cenozoic - Scyphosphaera campanula

Scyphosphaera campanula

Classification: ntax_cenozoic -> Zygodiscales -> Pontosphaeraceae -> Scyphosphaera -> Scyphosphaera campanula
Sister taxa: S. apsteinii, S. porosa ⟩⟨ S. brevis, S. globulata, S. hamptonii, S. hemirana, S. lagena ⟩⟨ S. campanula, S. intermedia, S. pulcherrima, S. tubifera, S. ventriosa ⟩⟨ S. columella, S. expansa, S. interstincta, S. olla, S. tercisensis, S. tubicena, S. sp.

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Taxonomy:

Citation: Scyphosphaera campanula Deflandre 1942

Rank: Species

Basionym: Scyphosphaera cylindrica Kamptner, 1955

Synonyms: Scyphosphaera cylindrica Kamptner, 1955 sensu Young 1998

Variants:

Scyphosphaera penna Kamptner, 1955 - collar absent but upper part of walls flaring
Scyphosphaera cylindrica Kamptner, 1955 - collar absent

Taxonomic discussion: Young (1998) termed this taxon S. cylindrica but the name S. campanula Deflandre 1942 has priority and most forms show a flaring collar and so are closer to the holotype of Deflandre. [JRy 2016]
S. cylindrica has been used in the Palaeogene, but mostly for specimens markedly taller than in the original description so an alternative identification such as S. columella might be more appropriate

Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Scyphosphaera): Coccospheres with Pontosphaera-like body coccoliths and equatorial coccoliths with rims elevated into vase-like structures (lopadoliths).
This taxon: Squat, parallel sided, wide opening, almost square in profile, usually with weak flaring collar

Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: S. cylindrica * , S. penna * , S. campanula *

Search data:

Tags	LITHS: murolith, elliptical, cylindrical, hollow, CA: plate, pores, CROSS-POLARS: rim-bicyclic, V-prominent, R-prominent,
Metrics	Lith size: 8->12µm; Data source notes: lith height from ODs

The morphological data given here can be used on the advanced search page. See also these notes

Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): within NN18 zone (1.93-2.39Ma, top in Gelasian stage). Data source: Young 1998
First occurrence (base): within NP12 zone (50.50-53.70Ma, base in Ypresian stage). Data source: Siesser, 1998

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
Histogram - Neptune occurrence data from DSDP and ODP proceedings. Pale shading <50 samples in time bin. Interpret with caution & read these notes
Taxon plotted: Scyphosphaera campanula, synonyms included - Scyphosphaera campanula; Scyphosphaera cylindrica; Scyphosphaera penna;
See also space-time plot :: Samples map :: Parent: Scyphosphaera

References:

Deflandre, G. (1942). Coccolithophoridés fossiles d'Oranie. Genres Scyphosphaera Lohmann et Thorosphaera Ostenfeld. Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Toulouse. 77: 125-137. gs

Kamptner, E. (1955). Fossile Coccolithineen-Skelettreste aus Insulinde. Eine mikropaläontologische Untersuchung. Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, Afdeling Natuurkunde. ser 2, 50: 1-105. gs

Müller, C. (1974b). Calcareous nannoplankton, Leg 25 (Western Indian Ocean). Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project. 25: 579-633. gs V O

Siesser, W. G. (1998). Calcareous nannofossil Genus Scyphosphaera: structure, taxonomy, biostratigraphy, and phylogeny. Micropaleontology. 44(4): 351-384. gs

Young, J. R. (1998). Neogene. In, Bown, P. R. (ed.) Calcareous Nannofossil Biostratigraphy. British Micropalaeontological Society Publication Series. 225-265. gs V O