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Arkhangelskiales (2)
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Holococcoliths (26)
Nannoliths (10)
Podorhabdales (7)
Watznaueriales (1)
Description: Medium-sized spinose holococcolith comprising a rim and central process; the spine is relatively long, has a narrow axial canal and short lateral protrusions or horns at its distal end (two in side view).
Remarks:
Range: NP14b to NP23.
Holotype: Paratype:
Neogene: Zygrhablithus; Zygrhablithus bijugatus
Paleogene: Zygrhablithus bijugatus cornutus
Description: Small to medium sized spinose holococcolith comprising a rim and central process; the spine is short and broad (the coccoliths are typically wider than high), has a notch just above the height of the rim, and a rather broad axial canal.
Remarks:
Range: NP10 to NP15b.
Neogene: Zygrhablithus; Zygrhablithus bijugatus
Paleogene: Zygrhablithus bijugatus nolfi
Description: Medium to large spinose holococcoliths comprising a rim and central process; the spine has a narrow axial canal and tapers uniformally to a distal point or blunt termination.
Remarks: Zygrhablithus bijugatus is currently differentiated into forms with moderately tall spines (Z. bijugatus bijugatus), short spines (Z. bijugatus nolfii Steurbaut, 1990, Z. sileensis Varol, 1989) and spines with lateral horns (Z. bijugatus cornutus).
Range: NP6 to NN1.
Synonym: Zygrhablithus kerabyi (Perch-Nielsen, 1971)
Neogene: Zygrhablithus; Zygrhablithus bijugatus
Paleogene: Zygrhablithus bijugatus bijugatus
Description: Spinose holococcoliths, which are birefringent in side view. In plan view the coccoliths are non-birefringent with a distinct figure-of-eight shaped central structure.
Remarks:
Range:
Type species: Zygrhablithus bijugatus (Deflandre in Deflandre & Fert, 1954) [Zygolithus]
Neogene: Zygrhablithus
Paleogene: Zygrhablithus
Zygrhablithus bijugatus (Deflandre in Deflandre and Fert, 1954) Deflandre, 1959 [Zygolithus]
Description: Large rod-shaped holococcolith with small basal disk.
Remarks: In well-preserved material (E.g. Bown 2005) it can be seen that these are cavate holococcoliths, i.e. they have an internal cavity. Usually howevr with overgrowth this cavitiy is filled and the holococcolith develops nirregular form.
Original description:
Synonyms (list from Aubry 1988):
Of these I. claviformis, S. enigmatica and R. semiformis were all based on isolated half or quarter specimens of Z. bijugatus.
Neogene: Zygrhablithus