Taxonomy:
Distinguishing features: Liths similar to S. quadriperforatus but walls double layered with open hexagonal mesh fabric.
Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: S. bicorium *
Search data:Tags | LITHS: holococcolith, elliptical, CA: pores, CSPH: equant, monomorphic, |
Metrics | Lith size: 1.7->2.5µm; Data source notes: lith size from OD |
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:
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 OReferences:
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Syracolithus bicorium compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 4-3-2021
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