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Tergestiella adriatica Tergestiella species with the tube core elements forming a flat surface on the distal shield from which the inner tube elements protrude as a central cone. Pores occur both at the centre of the cone and between the tube core and distal shield elements. - Hagino et al. (2015). |
Taxonomy:
Distinguishing features: Circular watznaueriacean placolith coccoliths.
Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: Tergestiella + *
Search data:Tags | LITHS: placolith, circular, CA: ca_conjunct, closed, CSPH: equant, monomorphic, CROSS-POLARS: rim-unicyclic, R-prominent, |
Metrics | Lith size: 4.3->6.4µm; Coccosphere size: 10->12µm; Liths per sphere: 11->13 |
Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): Extant Data source: Total of range of species in this database
First occurrence (base): at base of Chattian Stage (0% up, 28.1Ma, in Chattian stage). Data source: Total of range of species in this database
Plot of occurrence data:
Hagino, K. et al. (2015). Re-discovery of a “living fossil” coccolithophore from the coastal waters of Japan and Croatia. Marine Micropaleontology. 116(1): 28-37. gs Kamptner, E. (1941). Die Coccolithineen der Südwestküste von Istrien. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien. 51: 54-149. gs V OReferences:
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Tergestiella compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 27-2-2021
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