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Diplofusa gearlensis

Diplofusa gearlensis Cookson and Eisenack, 1960

Holotype: Cookson and Eisenack, 1960, pl.3, fig.10
Locus typicus: Carnavron Basin, Australia
Stratum typicum: Cenomanian

Original description: Cookson and Eisenack, 1960, p.10
Shell gradually tapering towards rounded apices, almost entirely filled with a large elongate-oval capsule, the approximately equal, bluntly pointed prolongations of which reach the proximal and distal limits of the shell. Shell membrane smooth, transparent and delicate. Wall of capsule firm and smooth. A pylome has not been observed.
Dimensions: Holotype: 119 µm long, 34 µm wide. Two other examples 121x33 µm and 113x28 µm.
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