Vonsalisia pacifica

Reticulofenestra pacifica Nishida, 1979

Salisia pacifica (Nishida, 1979) Varol, 2004 [Salisia Varol, 2004 is pre-occupied by Salisia Lindley, 1839]

Moderately large [4.0 - 8.0µm] elliptical to subcircular species of Vonsalisia Varol (2019) having 12 or fewer slits in its distal shield

Vonsalisia pacifica differs from Vonsalisia ovata (Bukry, 1973) Varol (2019) by having 12 or fewer slits in its distal shield, whereas the latter has 13 or more slits.

It is distinguished from Vonsalisia kamptneri (Varol, 2004) Varol (2019) and Vonsalisia gartneri (Varol, 2004) Varol (2019) by being elliptical to subcircular rather than strictly 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.