Gephyrocapsa ornata
Gephyrocapsa ornata Heimdal, 1973
Length: 2.2µm
Bridge angle to major axis: ~23°
Small species of Gephyrocapsa are characterised by a central area wider than the pelaga, teeth surrounding the tube cycle, and a markedly elevated bridge oriented at a low angle to the major axis of the placolith.
Heimdal, B. R. 1973. Two new taxa of Recent coccolithophorids. “Meteor” Forschungsergebnisse. 13: 70-75.
Holotype
Gephyrocapsa ornata
Heimdal, 1973
Extant
Atlantic Ocean