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Halophoridia xena
Halophoridia xena Cookson and Eisenack, 1962
ACRITARCH
Holotype: Cookson and Eisenack, 1962, pl.37, fig.6
Locus typicus: Fremantle Traffic Bridge Bore No. 5 at 100 ft N. of Gingin seismic shot hole B1 West Australian Petroleum Pty Ltd at 210, 220 ft
Stratum typicum: ?Late Albian-Cenomanian
Original description: Cookson and Eisenack, 1962, p.271
Shell circular to sub-circular in outline, wall membranous, thin, hyaline and delicate (sometimes partially destroyed) with a finely dotted surface. Capsule slightly longer than broad, untabulated, roughly hour-glass-shaped, the side walls deeply concave, the end walls straight or slightly concave one of the angles at the "anterior" end being more prominent than the other three. Wall of capsule moderately thick and smooth, an opening has not been observed.
Dimensions: Holotype overall, 45 Ám long, 40 Ám broad; capsule 30x25 Ám. Range overall, 37-53 Ám long; 32-52 Ám broad.
ACRITARCH
Holotype: Cookson and Eisenack, 1962, pl.37, fig.6
Locus typicus: Fremantle Traffic Bridge Bore No. 5 at 100 ft N. of Gingin seismic shot hole B1 West Australian Petroleum Pty Ltd at 210, 220 ft
Stratum typicum: ?Late Albian-Cenomanian
Original description: Cookson and Eisenack, 1962, p.271
Shell circular to sub-circular in outline, wall membranous, thin, hyaline and delicate (sometimes partially destroyed) with a finely dotted surface. Capsule slightly longer than broad, untabulated, roughly hour-glass-shaped, the side walls deeply concave, the end walls straight or slightly concave one of the angles at the "anterior" end being more prominent than the other three. Wall of capsule moderately thick and smooth, an opening has not been observed.
Dimensions: Holotype overall, 45 Ám long, 40 Ám broad; capsule 30x25 Ám. Range overall, 37-53 Ám long; 32-52 Ám broad.