Daughter taxa (time control age-window is: 0-800Ma)![]() | ||||
| Gliscolithus amitakareniae BCs with two proximal flanges and numerous large openings. | ||||
Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (convex): Holococcoliths with tube, covered distally by a convex cover
This taxon: Bulb-shaped coccoliths with many openings in the bulb - gliscoliths. Monomorphic.
Farinacci & Howe catalog pages:
Gliscolithus *
| LITHS: holococcolith, elliptical, cylindrical, hollow, CA: pores, CSPH: equant, monomorphic, CROSS-POLARS: V-prominent, R-prominent, |
| Lith size: 2.4->4µm; Coccosphere size: 14->18µm; Liths per sphere: 30->50 |
Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): Extant. Data source: Total of ranges of the species in this database
First occurrence (base): within No known fossil record modern (0.00-0.00Ma, base in "Holocene" stage). Data source: Total of ranges of species in this database
Plot of occurrence data:
Norris, R. E. (1985). Indian Ocean nanoplankton. II. Holococcolithophorids (Calyptrosphaeraceae, Prymnesiophyceae) with a review of extant genera. Journal of Phycology. 21: 619-641. gsReferences:

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