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Calcidiscus quadriperforatus (Kamptner 1937) Quinn et al. 2004 [Syracolithus]
Description: Coccoliths large sized, 7-11 µm, with 20-35 elements; distal shield sutures smoothly curved on shield then obscured around crest of tube.
Remarks: Separation of this morphotype from the rest of modern Calcidiscus was initially suggested by Kleijne (1993) on morphological grounds and has been strongly supported by culture observations, life-cycle studies (it produces distinctive holococcoliths) and molecular genetics.
Original description:
References: Geisen et al. 2002, 2004; Saez et al 2003; Quinn et al. 2004.
Alernative combination: Calcidiscus leptoporus ssp. quadriperforatus (Kamptner 1937) Geisen et al. 2002
Neogene: Calcidiscus quadriperforatus