Gephyrocapsa muellerae

Bréhéret, 1978 Aug 24, 2025
Final Epithet
Gephyrocapsa muellerae Bréhéret, 1978
Basionym

Gephyrocapsa muellerae Bréhéret, 1978

Synonyms

Gephyrocapsa oceanica californiensis Kamptner, 1956b

Dimensions Of Holotype

Length: 4.3µm

Bridge angle to major axis: ~22°

Remarks

Medium-sized species of Gephyrocapsa are characterised by a central area equal to or wider than the pelaga and a bridge spanning it, oriented at a very low 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.

Kamptner, E., 1956b. Das Kalkskelett von Coccolithus huxleyi (Lohmann) Kamptner und Gephyrocapsa oceanica Kamptner (Coccolithineae). Archiv für Protistenkunde. 101, 171-202.

Taxonomy
Gephyrocapsa
Biostratigraphy
  • Phanerozoic
    • Cenozoic
      • Quaternary
        • Holocene
          • -
            • Recent
              • Extant
        • Pleistocene
          • Middle Pleistocene
            • Chibanian
Stratigraphic Range
Chibanian - Recent
Zone(s)
NN20 - NN21
Age (Ma)
0.77? - 0.00?
Holotype
G muellerae

Gephyrocapsa muellerae Bréhéret, 1978

Tarantian

North Atlantic Ocean