Vonsalisia kamptneri
Salisia kamptneri Varol, 2004 [Salisia Varol, 2004 is pre-occupied by Salisia Lindley, 1839]
Moderately large [4.0 - 8.0µm] strictly circular species of Vonsalisia Varol (2019) having 13 or more slits in its distal shield.
Vonsalisia kamptneri differ from Vonsalisia gartneri (Varol, 2004) Varol, 2019 by having 13 or more slits in its distal shield, whereas the latter has 12 or fewer slits.
It is distinguished from Vonsalisia ovata (Bukry, 1973 ) Varol (2019) and Vonsalisia pacifica (Nishida, 1979 ) Varol (2019) by being strictly circular rather than elliptical to sub-circular.
Bukry, D., (1973): Coccolith stratigraphy, eastern equatorial Pacific, Leg 16, Deep Sea Drilling Project. - Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project. 16: 653-711.
LINDLEY, J., (1839): Edwards's Botanical Register. -Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony. London. 1:1-16.
Nishida, S., (1979): Atlas of Pacific Nannoplanktons. - News of Osaka Micropaleontologists, Special Paper. 3: 1-31.
Varol, O., (2004): Salisia n.g. – a new Pliocene-Pleistocene coccolith genus. - Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Monatshefte. 2004(2): 119-128.
Varol, O., (2019): Vonsalisia Varol nom. nov. pro Salisia Varol 2004 non Lindley 1839 - Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Monatshefte. 2004(2): 119-128.
Holotype
Salisia kamptneri
Varol, 2004
Pleistocene
Tetepare Island, The Solomon Islands