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Reticulofenestra calicis


Classification: ntax_main -> Isochrysidales -> Noelaerhabdaceae -> Reticulofenestra -> R. pseudoumbilicus group -> Reticulofenestra calicis
Sister taxa: R. pseudoumbilicus, R. haqii, R. minuta ⟩⟨ R. minutula, R. calicis ⟩⟨ R. asanoi ⟩⟨ R. kahniae, R. rotaria, R. pospichalii


Taxonomy:
Citation: Reticulofenestra calicis Crudeli & Kinkel 2004
Taxonomic rank: species
Basionym: Reticulofenestra calicis * Crudeli & Kinkel 2004

Synonyms:

Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (R. pseudoumbilicus group): Neogene elliptical reticulofenestrids with an open central area (spanned by delicate proximal net, not visible in lm)
This taxon: Species of Reticulofenestra with the tube extended as a flaring cup-shaped structure.


Size:
Distal shield 2.5 - 4.5 µm long

See also: Reticulofenestra maceria - a very similar late Eocene species;

Search data:
LITHS: placolith, elliptical, CA: ca_conjunct, grill, vacant,
CSPH: equant, monomorphic, CROSS-POLARS: rim-unicyclic, R-prominent,
Lith size: 2.5->4.5µm;
The morphological data given here can be used on the advanced search page. See also these notes

Geological Range:
Notes: Short interval within zone NN15
Last occurrence (top): within NN15 zone (3.70-3.92Ma, top in Zanclean stage). Data source: Young 1998
First occurrence (base): within NN15 zone (3.70-3.92Ma, base in Zanclean stage). Data source: Young 1998

Plot of occurrence data:

References:

Crudeli, D. & Kinkel, H. (2004). Reticulofenestra calicis n. sp., an unusual small reticulofenestrid coccolith from the Lower Pliocene of the South Caribbean Sea. Micropaleontology. 50(4): 369-379. gs

Young, J. R. (1998). Neogene. In, Bown, P. R. (ed.) Calcareous Nannofossil Biostratigraphy. British Micropalaeontological Society Publication Series . 225-265. gs


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Reticulofenestra calicis compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 22-7-2026

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