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Pseudoemiliania lacunosa

Edited by Jeremy Young on Wed, 09/03/2011 - 18:00

Pseudoemiliania lacunosa (Kamptner, 1963) Gartner, 1969 [Ellipsoplacolithus]

Description: Coccoliths circular to sub-circular with >12 slits, length >4μm. Abundant in the Late Pliocene, but well-developed, large, circular forms only occur in the Pleistocene.

Remarks:

Original description:

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Synonym: Emiliania annula (Cohen, 1964) Bukry, 1971 [Coccolithus].

Geological Time Data
Geological Time Periods: 
NN19
NN15
Biblio Reference: 
Young, JR.  1998.  Neogene. Calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy. :225-265.
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