Gephyrocapsa kleisto

Varol, in prep. Apr 10, 2022

Set number: 1520

  • Gephyrocapsa kleisto VR 05517 1
  • Gephyrocapsa kleisto VR 05520 2
  • Gephyrocapsa kleisto VR 05521 3
  • Gephyrocapsa kleisto VR 05510 4
  • Gephyrocapsa kleisto VR 05518 5
  • Gephyrocapsa kleisto VR 05519 6
  • Gephyrocapsa kleisto VR 05522 7
  • Gephyrocapsa kleisto VR 05511 8
  • Gephyrocapsa kleisto VR 05516 9
  • Gephyrocapsa kleisto VR 05515 10
  • Gephyrocapsa kleisto VR 05514 11
  • Gephyrocapsa kleisto VR 05513 12
    10µm
Gephyrocapsa kleisto, Middle Pleistocene, DSDP Leg 23, Site 229A, Red Sea

Set number: 1521

  • Gephyrocapsa kleisto VR 04970 1
  • Gephyrocapsa kleisto VR 04971 2
  • Gephyrocapsa kleisto VR 04974 3
  • Gephyrocapsa kleisto VR 04981 4
  • Gephyrocapsa kleisto VR 04969 5
  • Gephyrocapsa kleisto VR 04972 6
  • Gephyrocapsa kleisto VR 04973 7
  • Gephyrocapsa kleisto VR 04979 8
  • Gephyrocapsa kleisto VR 04977 9
  • Gephyrocapsa kleisto VR 04976 10
  • Gephyrocapsa kleisto VR 04975 11
  • Gephyrocapsa kleisto VR 04980 12
    10µm
Gephyrocapsa kleisto, Late Pleistocene, DSDP Leg 23, Site 229A, Red Sea
Final Epithet
Gephyrocapsa kleisto Varol, in prep.
Basionym

Gephyrocapsa kleisto Varol, in prep.

Description

Length: 5.8µm

Bridge angle to major axis: ~60°

Remarks

Medium-sized species of Gephyrocapsa are characterised by a central area narrower than the pelaga and a bridge set at a high angle to the major axis of the placolith, completely enclosing the central area.

Taxonomy
Gephyrocapsa
Biostratigraphy
  • Phanerozoic
    • Cenozoic
      • Quaternary
        • Pleistocene
          • Late Pleistocene
            • Tarantian
          • Middle Pleistocene
            • Chibanian
Stratigraphic Range
Chibanian - Tarantian
Age (Ma)
0.77? - 0.01?