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Gephyrocapsa ericsonii ericsonii type


Classification: ntax_main -> Isochrysidales -> Noelaerhabdaceae -> Gephyrocapsa -> Gephyrocapsa ericsonii -> Gephyrocapsa ericsonii ericsonii type
Sister taxa: G. ericsonii ericsonii type, G. ericsonii protohuxleyi type, G. ericsonii protohuxleyi type with half bridge, G. ericsonii protohuxleyi type with thorn, G. ericsonii crassipons type


Taxonomy:
Citation: Gephyrocapsa ericsonii ericsonii type Cros & Fortuño, 2002
Taxonomic rank: type

Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Gephyrocapsa ericsonii): Very small species of Gephyrocapsa; bridge at high to intermediate angle to short axis; wide central area, thin bridge.
This taxon: distal shield without slits

Farinacci & Howe catalog pages:

Search data:
LITHS: placolith, elliptical, CA: ca_conjunct, grill, bar,
CSPH: equant, monomorphic, CROSS-POLARS: rim-unicyclic, R-prominent,
Lith size: 1.5->2.3µm; Coccosphere size: 3->4µm;
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: present in the plankton (Young et al. 2003)
First occurrence (base): within Quaternary Period (0.00-2.59Ma, base in Gelasian stage). Data source: [JRY rough estimate]

Plot of occurrence data:

References:

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

Heimdal, B. R. & Gaarder, K. R. (1981). Coccolithophorids from the northern part of the eastern central Atlantic II. Heterococcolithophorids. “Meteor” Forschungsergebnisse. 33: 37-69. gs

Konno, S. & Jordan, R. W. (2006). Lagoon coccolithophorids from the Republic of Palau, NW Equatorial Pacific. Journal of Nannoplankton Research. 28(2): 95-110. gs O

Reid, F. M. H. (1980). Coccolithophorids of the North Pacific Central Gyre with notes on their vertical and seasonal distribution. Micropaleontology. 26(2): 151-176. gs

Winter, A., Reiss, Z. & Luz, B. (1979). Distribution of living coccolithophore assemblages in the Gulf of Elat ('Aqaba). Marine Micropaleontology. 4: 197-223. gs

Yang, T. -N., Wei, K. & Wu, J. -T. (2012). Marine coccolithophores around Taiwan. Biodiversity Research Center, Academica Sinica, Taipei. 1-96. 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. S1: 1-132. gs


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Gephyrocapsa ericsonii ericsonii type compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 15-7-2026

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