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Scrippsiella regalis


Classification: ntax_main -> other groups -> Dinophytes -> Thoracosphaeraceae -> Tangential wall -> Scrippsiella -> Scrippsiella regalis
Sister taxa: S. crystallina, S. francofurtana, S. lachrymosa, S. minima, S. patagonica, S. precaria, S. rotunda, S. sweeneyae, S. trifida, S. triquetracapitata, S. acuminata, S. regalis, S. fragments, S. sp.


Taxonomy:
Citation: Scrippsiella regalis (Gaarder 1954) Janofske 2000
Taxonomic rank: species
Basionym: Discosphaera regalis Gaarder 1954
Synonyms:

Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Scrippsiella): Cysts with tangential wall structure and compound archaeopyles. Wall formed of largish non-intelocking elements each with a spine
This taxon: Like S. acuminata but spines longer and sutures between elements more complex

Farinacci & Howe catalog pages:
D. crucifera * , R. gerenus * , D. regalis *


Morphology:
Wall structure: tangential
Archeopyle: ?Mesoepicystal (Streng et al. 2004)

Search data:
Lith size: 0->0µm;
The morphological data given here can be used on the advanced search page. See also these notes

Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): Extant. Data source: Zonneveld et al. 2005
First occurrence (base): within Early Miocene Sub-Epoch (15.97-23.03Ma, base in Aquitanian stage). Data source: Streng et al. 2004

Plot of occurrence data:

References:

Gaarder, K. R. & Heimdal, B. R (1973). Light and scanning electron microscope observations on Rhabdothorax regale (Gaarder) Gaarder nov. comb. Norwegian Journal of Botany. 20: 89-97. gs

Gaarder, K. R. (1954). Coccolithineae, Silicoflagellatae, Pterospermataceae and other forms from the Michael Sars North Atlantic Deep Sea Expedition 1910. Report on the Scientific Results of the ‘‘Michael Sars'' North Atlantic Deep Sea Expedition 1910. 2: 1-20. gs

Janofske, D. (2000). Scrippsiella trochoidea and Scrippsiella regalis, nov. comb. (Peridiniales, Dinophyceae): a comparison. Journal of Phycology. 36: 178-189. gs

Streng, M., Hildebrand-Habel, T. & Willems, H. (2004). Longterm evolution of calcareous dinoflagellate associations since the Late Cretaceous. Journal of Nannoplankton Research. 26(1): 13-46. gs

Streng, M., Hildebrand-Habel, T. & Willems, H. (2004). A proposed classification of archeopyle types in calcareous dinoflagellate cysts. Journal of Paleontology. 78(3): 456-483. gs

Zonneveld, K. A. F., Meier, K. J. S., Esper, O., Siggelkow, D., Wendler, I. & Willems, H. (2005). The (palaeo-) environmental significance of modern calcareous dinoflagellate cysts: a review. Paläontologische Zeitschrift. 79(1): 61-77. gs


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Scrippsiella regalis compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 12-3-2026

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