Type Species

Watznaueria angustoralis Reinhardt, 1964

Synonyms

Colvillea Black 1964

Caterella Black, 1971

Calolithus Noël, 1965

Maslovella Tappan & Loeblich 1966

Margolatus Forchheimer, 1972

Coptolithus Black, 1973

Actinosphaera Noël,1965

Description

Optical Properties: Except for the outer tube cycle, all components exhibit inclined extinction and length-fast (-) elongation in the plan view. The outer tube cycle is in constant extinction because the optic axis is vertical relative to the microscope stage in the plan view.

Remarks

The subcircular to elliptical placolith comprises single-tiered distal and proximal shields, a double-tube cycle, and a closed or open central area without bar or cross structures. Watznaueria is distinguished from Cyclagelosphaera by its elliptical shape and from Lotharingius and Ellipsagelosphaera by lacking cross structures or disjunct bars, respectively, in the central area.

References

Black, M. 1964. Cretaceous and Tertiary coccoliths from Atlantic seamounts. Palaeontology 7: 306-316.

Black, M. 1971a. Coccoliths of the Speeton Clay and Sutterby Marl. Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society 38: 381-424.

Black, M. 1973. British Lower Cretaceous Coccoliths. I-Gault Clay (Part 2). Palaeontographical Society Monograph 127: 49-112.

Forchheimer, S. 1972. Scanning electron microscope studies of Cretaceous coccoliths from the Köpingsberg Borehole No. 1, SE Sweden. Sveriges Geologiska Undersökning, Series C. #668, 65: 1-141.

Loeblich, A. R. & Tappan, H. 1966. Annotated index and bibliography of the calcareous nannoplankton. Phycologia. 5: 81-216.

Noël, D. 1965. Sur les Coccolithes du Jurassique Européen et d'Afrique du Nord. Essai de classification des coccolithes fossiles. Éditions du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris. 1-129.

Reinhardt, P. 1964. Einige Kalkflagellaten-Gattungen (Coccolithophoriden, Coccolithineen) aus dem Mesozoikum Deutschlands. - Monatsberichteder Deutschen Akademieder Wissenschaftenzu Berlin. 6: 749-759.