Syracolithus bicorium


Classification: ntax_cenozoic -> Holococcoliths -> septate -> Syracolithus bicorium
Sister taxa: C. leptoporus subsp. quadriperforatus HOL, S. apsteinii HOL, P. japonica HOL, S. sp. type A, S. sp. type B, S. bicorium

Taxonomy:

Citation: Syracolithus bicorium Kleijne, 1991
Rank: Species

Distinguishing features: Liths similar to S. quadriperforatus but walls double layered with open hexagonal mesh fabric.

Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: S. bicorium *

Search data:
TagsLITHS: holococcolith, elliptical, CA: pores,
CSPH: equant, monomorphic,
MetricsLith size: 1.7->2.5µm;
Data source notes: lith size from OD
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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:

References:

Kleijne, A. (1991). Holococcolithophorids from the Indian Ocean, Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean. Marine Micropaleontology. 17: 1-76. 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

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Syracolithus bicorium compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 21-4-2021

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