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Scyphosphaera apsteinii

Edited by Lyndsey on Thu, 10/03/2011 - 11:52

Scyphosphaera apsteinii Lohmann, 1902 Scy apsteinii body coccoliths

Description: Simple convex outward profile, or somewhat constricted at base.

Remarks:

Original description:

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Variants:

  • Scyphosphaera ampla Kamptner, 1955;
  • S. brevisa Varol, 1984;
  • S. globulosa Kamptner, 1955;
  • S. graphica Muller, 1974 (possibly = Tintinnabuliformis);
  • S. inversiconica Varol, 1984;
  • S. piriformis Kamptner, 1955;
  • S. praeglobulata Varol, 1989;
  • S. procera Kamptner, 1955;
  • S. pseudorecurvata Varol, 1989;
  • S. recta (Deflandre, 1942) Kamptner, 1955 [Sc. apsteinii ssp. recta].
  • S. recurvata Deflandre, 1942 - profile concave outwards near base. Often separated from S. apsteinii, but such forms are common on extant S. apsteinii coccospheres.
Geological Time Data
Geological Time Periods: 
NN21
Paleogene
Biblio Reference: 
Young, JR.  1998.  Neogene. Calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy. :225-265.
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