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 sp. Specimens not identified to species level | |||||
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 *
| LITHS: nannolith-other, circular, hollow, |
| Lith size: 5->10µm; Data source notes: size range of included species |
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:
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. gsReferences:

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