Nannotax3 - ntax_cenozoic

Zygosphaera

Classification: ntax_cenozoic -> Holococcoliths -> flat-topped -> Zygosphaera
Sister taxa: Calyptrosphaera -flat, Helicosphaera HOL, Poricalyptra, S. mediterranea HOL type, Zygosphaera

Daughter taxa (time control age-window is: 0-800Ma)
				Syracosphaera bannockii HOL BCs with transverse ridge one crystallite wide. CFCs with central opening and well-developed triangular leaf.
				Zygosphaera amoena BCs with longitudinal ridge or mound,
				Zygosphaera marsilii Like Coronosphaera mediterranea HOL hellenica type but with three or four well-separated concentric rings of crystallites and low transverse ridge
				Zygosphaera sp. Specimens which cannot be assigned to established species

Taxonomy:

Citation: Zygosphaera Kamptner, 1936

Rank: Genus

Type species: Zygosphaera hellenica Kamptner, 1937 - subsequent designation by Loeblich & Tappan 1963

Distinguishing features: Dimorphic; liths semi-solid - formed of concentric rings of crystallites.
BCs flat topped with node or ridge on distal surface, rather than a true bridge.
CFCs similar with transverse bridge or leaf.

Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: Zygosphaera + *

Search data:

Tags	LITHS: holococcolith, elliptical, hollow, CROSS-POLARS: R-prominent,
Metrics	Lith size: 0.8->1.6µm; Coccosphere size: 5->8.5µm;

The morphological data given here can be used on the advanced search page. See also these notes

Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): Extant Data source: Total of range of species in this database
First occurrence (base): at top of No known fossil record modern (100% up, 0Ma, in "Holocene" stage). Data source: Total of range of species in this database

Plot of occurrence data:

Range-bar - range as quoted above, pink interval top occurs in, green interval base occurs in.
Triangles indicate an event for which a precise placement has been suggested
Neptune data: This is a higher taxon page so Neptune data is not plotted. See also: customisable plot Parent: flat-topped

References:

Kamptner, E. (1936). Über die Coccolithineen der Südwestküste von Istrien. Anzeiger der (Kaiserlichen) Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematische-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse, Wien. 73: 243-247. gs

Zygosphaera compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 18-4-2021

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