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Cenozoic Taxa

Sphenolithus orphanknollensis Perch-Nielsen, 1971

Sphenolithus ciperoensis Bramlette and Wilcoxon, 1967

Sphenolithus compactus Backman, 1980

Sphenolithus conicus Bukry, 1971

Sphenolithus delphix Bukry, 1973

Sphenolithus Deflandre in Grassé, 1952

Sphenolithus heteromorphus

Sphenolithus heteromorphus Deflandre 1953

Description: Apical spine very well-developed. Lateral elements nearly as large as proximal elements.

Remarks: S. heteromorphus has a well developed quadrate base, in which the the upper part is nearly as large as the proximal part, which distinguishes it clearly from S. belemnos. Also the spine typically has a rather bulbous base in contrast to the straight-sided S. belemnos.

Size: Length 5-15 microns, varies considerably in all populations, possibly in part due to diagenetic overgrowth. Width usually c. 3-5 microns.

Original description:

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Biblio Reference: 
Young, JR.  1998.  Neogene. Calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy. :225-265.
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Sphenolithus delphix

Sphenolithus delphix Bukry 1973

Description: Small sphenolith with single apical spine and flaring proximal cycle.

Remarks: This is the most common of a group of rather delicate spinose sphenoliths. The other described species are S. capricornutus and S. calyculus. All three have only been reported from zones NP25 and NN1, and they may be a single, rather variable, species.

Size: Described as 8 to 12 microns long (Bukry 1973), but smaller speciemns with similar morphology are usually more common.

Original description:

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Synonym: Sphenolithus spp 1 & 2 Muller 1974a, pl. 4/3-8, 19/15-16.

Geological Time Data
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Biblio Reference: 
Young, JR.  1998.  Neogene. Calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy. :225-265.
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