Type Genus

Noelorhabdus Jercovic, 1970

Synonyms

Gephyrocapsaceae Black, 1971

Remarks

The circular to elliptical placoliths consist of single-tiered distal and proximal shields and a single tube cycle, all exhibiting inclined extinction and length-fast (-) elongation. The central area may be void or occupied by a delicate, non-permanent, or robust permanent cover, sometimes featuring a distal process or transverse bar. This family is placed in the order Coccolithales and suborder Reticulofenestraineae, as with all placolith families. However, in the literature, it is often classified in the non-coccolith-bearing order Isochrysidales.

References

Black, M. 1971c. The systematics of coccoliths in relation to the paleontological record. In: Funnell, B. M. & Riedel, W. R. (Eds), The Micropaleontology of the Oceans. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 611-624.

Jerkovic, L. 1970. Noëlaerhabdus nov. gen. type d'un nouvelle famille de Coccolithophoridés fossiles: Noëlaerhabdaceae du Miocène supérieur de Yugoslavie. Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences, Paris, Série D - Sciences Naturelles 270: 468-470.

Pascher, A. 1910. Chrysomonaden aus dem Hirschberger Grossteiche. - Monographien und Abhandlungen zur Internationalen Revue der gesamten Hydrobiologie und Hydrographie. : 1-66.