Ventimolina stellata


Classification: ntax_cenozoic -> Coccolith families inc sed -> Papposphaeraceae -> Ventimolina -> Ventimolina stellata
Sister taxa: V. stellata

Taxonomy:

Citation: Ventimolina stellata Thomsen, Ostergaard & Cros 2015
Rank: Species
Synonyms: Unidentified sp. 2 in Cros and Fortuño 2002 - Fig. 111D

Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: V. stellata *


Morphology: Coccosphere ca 10 x 5 µm with ca 12 CFCs 
BCs - oval ca 1.0 x 0.4 µm; rim narrow with slightly vaulted axial cross; low central spine supports flat cross-shaped calyx. Rim formed of single cycle of rod-shaped elements.
CFCs - base similar to BCs, spine elevated and with axe-like blade aligned paraell to short axis of coccolith.


Ecology & Biogeography: Low latitude species, probably mid/lower-photic, rare. Recorded from NW Mediterranean and E. Indian Ocean

Biology & life-cycles: Holococcolith phase not identified

Phylogenetic relations: The base is rather similar to that of Wigwamma whilst the process is more like those of Pappomonas supporting the broader concept of the Papposphaeraceae.

Search data:
TagsLITHS: murolith, elliptical, CA: cross-axial, ca_disjunct, process,
CSPH: equant, elongated, CFC,
MetricsLith size: 0.6->1µm; Coccosphere size: 9->11µm;
Data source notes: csph & lith size (BC diameter) from OD
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Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): Extant Data source: present in the plankton (Thomsen et al. 2015)
First occurrence (base): within no known fossil record modern (0.00-0.00Ma, base in "Holocene" stage). Data source: [JRY 2016]

Plot of occurrence data:

References:

Cros, L. & Fortuño, J. -M. (2002). Atlas of northwestern Mediterranean coccolithophores. Scientia Marina. 66: 1-186. gs V O

Thomsen, H. A., Ostergaard, J. B. & Cros, L. (2015). Ventimolina stellata gen. et sp. nov. (Haptophyta, Papposphaeraceae) from warm water regions. Acta Protozoologica. 54: 275-281. gs V O

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Ventimolina stellata compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 1-3-2021

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