Spherical; Wall of largish irregular weakly-interlocking elements with a perforate structure; c-axes tangential to surface and randomly oriented in plane of surface; opening sub-circular.
| Daughter taxa (time control age-window is: 0-800Ma) | ||||
| | | | Thoracosphaera wombatensis |
| | | | Thoracosphaera heimii Spherical; Wall of largish irregular weakly-interlocking elements with a perforate structure; c-axes tangential to surface and randomly oriented in plane of surface; opening sub-circular. |
| Thoracosphaera eichstaettensis | ||||
| | | | Thoracosphaera prolata |
| | | | Thoracosphaera sp. |
Taxonomy:
Catalog entries: Thoracosphaera *
Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): Extant Data source: Total of range of species in this database
First occurrence (base): within Carnian Stage (228.35-237.00Ma, base in Carnian stage). Data source: Total of range of species in this database
Kamptner, E. (1927). Beitrag zur Kenntnis adriatischer Coccolithophoriden. Archiv für Protistenkunde. 58: 173-184. gsReferences:
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Thoracosphaera compiled by Jeremy R. Young viewed: 5-8-2021
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