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CATALOG OF ORIGINAL DESCRIPTIONS: Amphisphaera aotea Hollis 1993

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Higher levels: rads_cat -> A -> Amphisphaera -> Amphisphaera aotea
Other pages this level: A. aotea, A. apollo, A. biporata, A. ceres, A. cristata, A. cronos, A. elegantula, A. heteropyxis, A. holsatica, A. italica, A. jupiter, A. kina, A. mars, A. mercurius, A. neptunus, A. nigriniae, A. pluto, A. spinosa, A. subsilesianensis, A. tanzhiyuani, A. uranus, A. vinassai

Amphisphaera aotea

Citation: Amphisphaera aotea Hollis 1993
Taxonomic rank: species

Current identification/main database link: Amphisphaera aotea Hollis 1993


Original Description

Small, subspherical outer shell with large circular pores set in hexagonal frames. 3-7 short, three-edged spines; 2 major spines at opposite poles, other shorter spines clustered near the poles. Only a single, spherical inner shell seen (average ratio of minor axes = 1:1.5).

References:

Hollis, C. J. (1993). Latest Cretaceous to late Paleocene radiolarian biostratigraphy: A new zonation from the New Zealand region. Marine Micropaleontology. 21: 295-327. gs


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Amphisphaera aotea compiled by the radiolaria@mikrotax project team viewed: 13-9-2026

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