Gephyrocapsa kennettii

Chuang et al., 2021 Aug 30, 2025
Final Epithet
Gephyrocapsa kennettii Chuang et al., 2021
Basionym

Gephyrocapsa kennettii Chuang et al., 2021

Dimensions Of Holotype

Length: 3.4µm

Bridge angle to major axis: ~16°

Remarks

Small species of Gephyrocapsa are characterised by a central area wider than the pelaga and a bridge spanning it, oriented at a very low angle to the major axis of the placolith. The distal shield bears fewer than 13 slits.

References

Chuang, C. K., Wei, K. Y., Mii, H. S., Suk, H. Y. & Lo, L. 2021. Gephyrocapsa kennettii sp. nov., a new calcareous nannofossil species from the Middle Pleistocene, Solomon Sea, western equatorial Pacific. Micropaleontology. 67(1): 1-10.

Taxonomy
Gephyrocapsa
Biostratigraphy
  • Phanerozoic
    • Cenozoic
      • Quaternary
        • Pleistocene
          • Middle Pleistocene
            • Chibanian
Stratigraphic Range
Chibanian
Age (Ma)
0.77? - 0.13
Holotype
G kennettii

Gephyrocapsa kennettii Chuang et al., 2021

Middle Pleistocene

ODP Leg 180, Hole 1115B, Solomon Sea, Southern Pacific Ocean