Taxonomy:
Distinguishing features: BCs with curved cover with 2-3 openings; ca. 1.6 µm long. CFCs with conical spine supported by a few bars.
Farinacci & Howe catalog pages:
Search data:Tags | LITHS: holococcolith, elliptical, cylindrical, hollow, CA: pores, process, CSPH: equant, elongated, CFC, |
Metrics | Lith size: 1.1->2.1µm; Coccosphere size: 6->7µm; Liths per sphere: 34->60 Data source notes: morphom data from Cros & Fortuño (2002) |
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:
Cros, L. & Fortuño, J. -M. (2002). Atlas of northwestern Mediterranean coccolithophores. Scientia Marina. 66: 1-186. gs V O 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 OReferences:
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Sphaerocalyptra sp. 5 compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 28-2-2021
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