Gephyrocapsa protohuxleyi

McIntyre, 1970 Apr 10, 2022

Set number: 1427

  • Gephyrocapsa protohuxleyi 2 81mic tetepare 500 1 1
Gephyrocapsa protohuxleyi, Late Pleistocene, Tetepare Island, The Solomon Islands

Length: 2.81µm
Final Epithet
Gephyrocapsa protohuxleyi McIntyre, 1970
Basionym

Gephyrocapsa protohuxleyi McIntyre, 1970

Dimensions Of Holotype

Gephyrocapsa protohuxleyi is invalid under ICN Article 40.1 because no holotype was designated. The size range in the original publication is given as follows:

Length: 2.2-3.4µm

Bridge angle to major axis: ~30°

Remarks

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

References

McIntyre, A., 1970. Gephyrocapsa protohuxleyi sp. n. a possible phyletic link and index fossil for the Pleistocene. Deep-Sea Research. 17, 187-190.

Taxonomy
Gephyrocapsa
Biostratigraphy
  • Phanerozoic
    • Cenozoic
      • Quaternary
        • Pleistocene
          • Late Pleistocene
            • Tarantian
Stratigraphic Range
Tarantian
Age (Ma)
0.13? - 0.01
Holotype
Gephyrocapsa protohuxleyi 2 81mic tetepare 500 1

Gephyrocapsa protohuxleyi McIntyre, 1970

Late Pleistocene

Atlantic Ocean