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Prinsiosphaera


Classification: ntax_main -> Mesozoic nannofossils -> Mesozoic Calcispheres inc sed -> Prinsiosphaera
Sister taxa: Schizosphaerellaceae, Prinsiosphaera, Carnicalyxia, Cassianospica

Daughter taxa (time control age-window is: 0-800Ma)Granddaughter taxa
Prinsiosphaera triassica
Medium to large spherical solid nannolith formed from stacked groups of calcite plates.
Prinsiosphaera triassica subsp. crenulata

Prinsiosphaera sp.
Specimens not identified to species level


Taxonomy:
Citation: Prinsiosphaera Jafar, 1983
Taxonomic rank: genus
Type species: Prinsiosphaera triassica Jafar, 1983.

Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Mesozoic Calcispheres inc sed): Calcispheres and other non-coccoliths found in nannofossil preps. Some taxa previously placed here have been moved to the calcareous dinoflagellates pages [Feb 2017]. 
This taxon: Spherical, solid nannolith formed from stacked groups of calcite plates.

Farinacci & Howe catalog pages:
Prinsiosphaera *

Search data:
LITHS: nannolith-other, circular, hollow,
Lith size: 5->10µm;
Data source notes: size range of included species
The morphological data given here can be used on the advanced search page. See also these notes

Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): at top of NT2b subzone (100% up, 194.8Ma, in Sinemurian stage). Data source: Total of ranges of the species in this database
First occurrence (base): within Early Triassic Epoch (246.70-251.90Ma, base in Induan stage). Data source: Total of ranges of species in this database

Plot of occurrence data:

References:

Bown, P. R. (1998b). Triassic. In, Bown, P. R. (ed.) Calcareous Nannofossil Biostratigraphy. British Micropalaeontological Society Publication Series . 29-33. gs

Jafar, A. S. (1983). Significance of Late Triassic calcareous nannoplankton from Austria and Southern Germany. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen. 166: 218-259. gs


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Prinsiosphaera compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 17-6-2026

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