Calciosolenia fossilis (Deflandre in Deflandre & Fert, 1954) Bown in Kennedy et al., 2000
Description: Elongate, narrow scapholiths. Morphologically comparable with the extant Calciosolenia brasiliensis (Lohmann 1919), but fossil specimens have tended to be classified as Calciosolenia (or Scapholithus) fossilis.
Remarks: The extant species show considerable varimorphism across their coccospheres and there is evidence of similar variability in the fossil forms, when found as collapsed coccospheres.
Neogene: Calciosolenia; Calciosolenia brasiliensis
Paleogene: Calciosolenia brasiliensis; Calciosolenia fossilis
Calciosolenia brasiliensis (Lohmann 1919) Young et al. 2003. [Cylindrotheca]
Description: Coccosphere monomorphic, slender; ends tapered with many very elongate liths, but no spines. Liths have very regular bars, which offset neatly to form median ridge.
Remarks: Liths typically larger than those of C. murrayi, 3-7 µm long.
Usually recorded as Anoplosolenia brasiliensis in older literature, see discussion of genus.
Neogene: Calciosolenia brasiliensis
Paleogene: Calciosolenia brasiliensis
Neogene: Calciosolenia; Calciosolenia brasiliensis
Paleogene: Calciosolenia brasiliensis