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Alisphaera capulata


Classification: ntax_cenozoic -> Coccolith families inc sed -> Alisphaeraceae -> Alisphaera -> Alisphaera capulata
Sister taxa: A. capulata, A. memoria, A. ordinata, A. quadrilatera ⟩⟨ A. extenta, A. gaudii ⟩⟨ A. unicornis, A. spatula, A. bidentata, A. pinnigera, A. sp.

Taxonomy:

Citation: Alisphaera capulata Heimdal in Heimdal & Gaarder, 1981
Taxonomic rank: species

Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Alisphaera): Coccoliths placolith-like, with asymmetrical distal flange
This taxon: Flange extension L-shaped, sub-vertical. Teeth weakly developed. Central area elements short, leaving wide central opening instead of narrow fissure (but organic scale often present in central area).

Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: A. capulata *


Size:
Coccoliths 1.4-1.7 µm long.

Search data:
LITHS: placolith, asymmetric, elliptical, CA: ca_conjunct, vacant, plate,
CSPH: equant, monomorphic, CROSS-POLARS: V-prominent, R-prominent,
Lith size: 1.2->1.9µm; Coccosphere size: 4.5->7µm; Liths per sphere: 40->90
Data source notes: lith size from Kleijne et al. 2002 and slightly extended; csph data from Cros & Fortuño 2003; lith numbers from Yang & Wei 2003, range inferred from single estimate
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: present in the plankton (Young et al. 2003)
First occurrence (base): within No known fossil record modern (0.00-0.00Ma, base in "Holocene" stage). Data source: [JRY rough estimate]

Plot of occurrence data:

References:

Cros, L. & Fortuño, J. -M. (2002). Atlas of northwestern Mediterranean coccolithophores. Scientia Marina. 66: 1-186. gs

Heimdal, B. R. & Gaarder, K. R. (1981). Coccolithophorids from the northern part of the eastern central Atlantic II. Heterococcolithophorids. “Meteor” Forschungsergebnisse. 33: 37-69. gs

Kleijne, A., Jordan, R. W., Heimdal, B. R., Samtleben, C., Chamberlain, A. H. L. & Cros, L. (2002). Five new species of the coccolithophorid genus Alisphaera (Haptophyta) with notes on their distribution, coccolith structure and taxonomy. Phycologia. 40(6): 583-601. gs

Young, J. R., Geisen, M., Cros, L., Kleijne, A., Probert, I. & Ostergaard, J. B. (2003). A guide to extant coccolithophore taxonomy. Journal of Nannoplankton Research. S1: 1-132. gs

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Alisphaera capulata compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 23-1-2025

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