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Paulpearsonia ecclesiata


Classification: ntax_main -> Mesozoic nannofossils -> Mesozoic Holococcoliths -> Rarer genera -> Paulpearsonia -> Paulpearsonia ecclesiata
Sister taxa: P. ecclesiata, P. sp.


Taxonomy:
Citation: Paulpearsonia ecclesiata (Lees 2007) Lees 2010
Taxonomic rank: species
Basionym: Pearsonia ecclesiata * Lees 2007

Synonyms:

Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Paulpearsonia): Cavate holococcoliths with thin rims and small spines; whole holococcolith behaves as a single crystal in xpl,
This taxon: as per genus


Morphology:
"A very small species of Pearsonia with a church-plus-spire-shaped outline in side view. At 0 ̊, the liths are dark in XPL, becoming bright when rotated, with the base-plate and spine behaving as a single crystal. " [Lees 2007]

Size:
Holotype dimensions: H = 3.08μm, L = 2.64μm.

Search data:
LITHS: holococcolith, elliptical, hollow, CA: process, CROSS-POLARS: 1ou,
Lith size: 2->4µm;
Data source notes: illustrated specimens
The morphological data given here can be used on the advanced search page. See also these notes

Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): within Late Turonian Substage (89.39-91.00Ma, top in Turonian stage). Data source: Lees 2007 (original description)
First occurrence (base): within Early Turonian Substage (92.90-93.90Ma, base in Turonian stage). Data source: Lees 2007 (original description)

Plot of occurrence data:

References:

Bown, P. R., Lees, J. A. & Young, J. R. (2017). On the Cretaceous origin of the Order Syracosphaerales and the genus Syracosphaera. Journal of Micropalaeontology. 36(2): 153-165. gs

Lees, J. A. (2007). New and rarely reported calcareous nannofossils from the Late Cretaceous of coastal Tanzania: outcrop samples and Tanzania Drilling Project Sites 5, 9 and 15. Journal of Nannoplankton Research. 29(1): 39-65. gs O

Lees, J. A. (2010). Taxonomic note- Pearsonia ecclesiata Lees, 2007. Journal of Nannoplankton Research. 31(2): 122-122. gs


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Paulpearsonia ecclesiata compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 21-7-2026

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