Varolia sicca Bown & Dunkley Jones, 2006

Description: Small, elliptical to lens-shaped coccolith with a narrow, birefringent rim (as viewed in light microscope). When orientated at 0° the rim is crossed by narrow N-S and E-W extinction lines.

Remarks:

Range: NP16 to NP21.

Holotype: Paratype:

Varolia sicca pl5-11.JPGVarolia sicca pl5-12.JPGVarolia sicca pl5-13.JPG Varolia sicca pl5-14.JPGVarolia sicca pl5-15.JPG

Scratchpads developed and conceived by: Vince Smith, Simon Rycroft, Dave Roberts, Ben Scott...