Scyphosphaera hamptonii

Scyphosphaera hamptonii da Gama & Varol 2013

Cylindrical species of Scyphosphaera Lohmann (1902) having a narrow circular base and a heavily ornamented wall. The wide distal opening has a simple termination.

Scyphosphaera hamptonii differs from Scyphosphaera cylindrica Kamptner (1955) by having a circular base and very prominent longitudinal ribs. The latter has an elliptical base and a larger body.

da Gama, R. O. B. P. & Varol, O. 2013. New Late Oligocene to Miocene Species. Journal of Nannoplankton Research 33(1): 1-12.

Kamptner, E. 1955. Fossile Coccolithineen-Skelettreste aus Insulinde. Eine mikropaläontologische Untersuchung. Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, Afdeling Natuurkunde. series 2, 50: 1-105.

Lohmann, H. 1902. Die Coccolithophoridae, eine Monographie der Coccolithen bildenden Flagellaten, zugleich ein Beitrag zur Kenntnis des Mittelmeerauftriebs. Archiv für Protistenkunde. 1: 89-165.