print this page- Citation:Oolithotus fragilis (Lohmann 1912) Martini & Müller 1972 [Coccolithophora]
Description: Large form, coccoliths 5-9μm; weakly asymmetric; proximal shield only slightly smaller than distal, sutures jagged; broad depression on distal surface, distal sutures often kinked.
Remarks: Easily confused with C. leptoporus in LM. One combination coccosphere, with holococcoliths observed in LM, but holococcoliths could not be determined (Geisen & Broerse unpubl. obs.).
Range: Pliocene to Recent
