Cyclicargolithus floridanus

Coccolithus floridanus Roth & Hay in Hay et al., 1967

Small species (<6.0 µm) of Cyclicargolithus Bukry, 1971b having a small central opening, often with a distinct tube cycle. This definition is consistent with the holotype's size (individual specimens are 3.0 µm whilst the whole coccosphere is 6.0 µm).

Cyclicargolithus floridanus differs from Cyclicargolithus neogammation (Bramlette & Wilcoxon, 1967) Bukry 1971b by being smaller than 6.0µm whilst the size of the latter is between 6.0 and 10.5µm

Bukry, D., 1971b. Cenozoic calcareous nannofossils from the Pacific Ocean. - San Diego Society of Natural History Transactions 16, 303-327.

Bramlette, M. N., Wilcoxon, J. A., 1967. Middle Tertiary calcareous nannoplankton of the Cipero section, Trinidad, W.I. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 5, 93-131.

Hay, W. W., Mohler, H. P., Roth, P. H., Schmidt, R. R., Boudreaux, J. E., 1967. Calcareous nannoplankton zonation of the Cenozoic of the Gulf Coast and Caribbean-Antillean area, and transoceanic correlation. - Transactions of the Gulf-Coast Association of Geological Societies 17, 428-480.