Ataktolithos deformis
Varol, in prep.
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Final Epithet
Ataktolithos deformis Varol, in prep.
Basionym
Ataktolithos kystraensis Varol, in prep.
Etymology
From Latin deformis, misshapen or deformed, referring to the slightly irregular and deformed outline of the coccolith.
Dimensions Of Holotype
Length: 5.59 µm; width: 4.72 µm.
Optical Properties
Optical properties consistent with those of Ataktolithos
Remarks
Ataktolithos deformis differs from Ataktolithos multicavus in its smaller size (<6.0 µm).
References
Bukry, D. 1969. Upper Cretaceous coccoliths from Texas and Europe. University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions, Articles 51 (Protista 2): 1-79.