Late Neogene Lophophaenidae (Nassellaria, Radiolaria) from the eastern equatorial Pacific
Author
Trubovitz, Sarah
Author
Renaudie, Johan
Author
Lazarus, David
Author
Noble, Paula
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Zootaxa
2022
2022-07-04
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5160.1.1
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.5160.1.1
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Ceratocyrtis
sp. C
Plate 13,
Figs. 1A
–
2B
.
Ceratocyrtis
sp 5
,
Trubovitz
et al.,
2020
, supplementary data 7.
Remarks.
The cephalis of this species is relatively large for the genus. It has a strong conical apical spine that protrudes out the side of the cephalis before nearing the apex, which can have a slightly triangular shape in some specimens (as in pl. 13, fig. 1). This species has a tapering thorax, which is unusual among the
Ceratocyrtis
species
observed in this study. The shell reaches its widest point approximately 1/3 down the thorax. Pore size is mostly uniform throughout the cephalis and thorax. Only
three specimens
were observed, so additional study is needed.
Material examined.
3 specimens
observed from samples 321-1337A-6H-3,
29–32cm
(Late Pliocene), and 321-1337A-4H-
6, 115–118cm
(Early Pleistocene).
Range.
Late Pliocene– Early Pleistocene in the
EEP
(
Table 1
).