Gephyrocapsa gracillima

Lecal & Bernheim, 1960 Aug 30, 2025

Set number: 1429

  • Gephyrocapsa Oceanica 4 96mic Jason Bay 400 1 1
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica 4 9mic Jason Bay 400 1 2
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica 4 61mic Jason Bay 500 1 3
Gephyrocapsa gracillima, Extant

Fig. 1. Jason Bay, The South China Sea, Length: 4.96µm

Fig. 2. The South China Sea, Length: 4.90µm

Fig. 3. The South China Sea, Length: 4.61µm

Set number: 1516

  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03442 1
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03439 2
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03444 3
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03451 4
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03441 5
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03440 6
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03443 7
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03452 8
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03449 9
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03448 10
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03447 11
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03450 12
    10µm
Gephyrocapsa gracillima, Late Pleistocene, DSDP Leg 23, Site 229A, Red Sea

Set number: 1519

  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03246 1
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03265 2
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03253 3
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03262 4
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03247 5
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03266 6
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03251 7
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03261 8
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03257 9
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03258 10
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03254 11
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03263 12
    10µm
Gephyrocapsa gracillima, Middle Pleistocene, DSDP Leg 23, Site 229A, Red Sea

Set number: 1518

  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03276 1
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03279 2
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03280 3
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03288 4
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03277 5
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03278 6
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03281 7
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03285 8
    10µm
Gephyrocapsa gracillima, Middle Pleistocene, DSDP Leg 23, Site 229A, Red Sea

Set number: 1517

  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03399 1
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03398 2
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03402 3
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03412 4
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03400 5
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03397 6
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03401 7
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03409 8
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03408 9
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03407 10
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03405 11
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03413 12
    10µm
Gephyrocapsa gracillima, Late Pleistocene, DSDP Leg 23, Site 229A, Red Sea

Set number: 1516

  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03442 1
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03439 2
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03444 3
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03451 4
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03441 5
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03440 6
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03443 7
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03452 8
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03449 9
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03448 10
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03447 11
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03450 12
    10µm
Gephyrocapsa gracillima, Late Pleistocene, DSDP Leg 23, Site 229A, Red Sea

Set number: 1514

  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03552 1
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03550 2
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03553 3
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03561 4
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03551 5
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03549 6
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03554 7
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03557 8
    10µm
Gephyrocapsa gracillima, Late Pleistocene, DSDP Leg 23, Site 229A, Red Sea

Set number: 1513

  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03599 1
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03596 2
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03600 3
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03608 4
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03598 5
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03597 6
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03601 7
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03606 8
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03605 9
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03603 10
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03602 11
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03607 12
    10µm
Gephyrocapsa gracillima, Late Pleistocene, DSDP Leg 23, Site 229A, Red Sea

Set number: 1512

  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 04044 1
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 04041 2
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 04045 3
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 04053 4
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 04043 5
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 04042 6
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 04046 7
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 04051 8
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 04050 9
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 04048 10
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 04047 11
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 04052 12
    10µm
Gephyrocapsa gracillima, Late Pleistocene, DSDP Leg 23, Site 229A, Red Sea

Set number: 1474

  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 04422 1
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 04419 2
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 04423 3
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 04427 4
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 04421 5
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 04420 6
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 04424 7
  • Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 04425 8
    10µm
Gephyrocapsa gracillima, Late Pleistocene, DSDP Leg 23, Site 229A, Red Sea
Final Epithet
Gephyrocapsa gracillima Lecal & Bernheim, 1960
Basionym

Gephyrocapsa gracillima Lecal & Bernheim, 1960

Synonyms

Gephyrocapsa margerelii Bréhéret, 1978; Holotype: Length: 4.6µm, Bridge angle to major axis: ~60°.

Dimensions Of Holotype

Length: 4.6µm

Bridge angle to major axis: ~70°

Remarks

Medium-sized species of Gephyrocapsa are characterised by a central area wider than the pelaga and a bridge spanning it, oriented at a high angle to the major axis of the placolith.

References

Bréhéret, J. G. 1978. Formes nouvelles quaternaries et actualles de la famille des Gephyrocapsaceae (Cocolithophorides). Comptes rendus hebdomaire de l'Académie des sciences, Paris. 287: 447-449.

Lecal, J. & Bernheim, A., 1960. Microstructure du squelette de quelques Coccolithophorides. Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de l'Afrique du Nord. 51, 273-297.

Taxonomy
Gephyrocapsa
Biostratigraphy
  • Phanerozoic
    • Cenozoic
      • Quaternary
        • Holocene
          • -
            • Recent
              • Extant
        • Pleistocene
          • Early Pleistocene
            • Calabrian
Stratigraphic Range
Calabrian - Recent
Age (Ma)
1.71 - 0.00?
Holotype
Gephyrocapsa oceanica VR 03398

Gephyrocapsa gracillima Lecal & Bernheim, 1960

Extant

Atlantic Ocean