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Reticulofenestra bisecta
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- Citation:Reticulofenestra bisecta (Hay, Mohler and Wade, 1966) Roth, 1970 [Syracosphaera]
Description: Coccoliths medium to large size (ca 8-12µm), with central-area closed by plates on distal surface of coccolith.
Remarks:
Range: Eocene to NN1.
Synonyms: Dictyococcites bisectus (Hay, Mohler and Wade, 1966) Bukry and Percival, 1971 - alternative combination; R. scissura Hay, Mohler and Wade, 1966 - see Gartner (1971) for discussion.
Variants: R. stavensis (Levin and Joerger, 1967) Varol, 1989, Dictyococcites scrippsae Bukry and Percival, 1971. N.B. Two different taxonomic subdivisions are in use (1) Specimens <10μm = D. scrippsae, >10μm = D. bisectus; (2) Specimens <10μm = R. bisecta, >10μm R. stavensis.
