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Cerebrocysta powellii

Cerebrocysta powellii (manuscript name), Zevenboom and Santarelli in Zevenboom, 1995

Name not validly published: considered a manuscript name by the authors.

Holotype: Zevenboom, 1995, pl.7, figs.19-20.
Type locality: Cassinasco section, Tertiary Piedmont Basin, North Italy.
Type stratum: Cassinasco Formation.
Occurences: Italy (this study) and the Norwegian Sea (Manum et al., 1989).
Total stratigraphical range: Early Langhian through base Serravallian (this study).
Age: early Langhian-earliest Serravallian.

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Original description: [Zevenboom, 1995]:

Diagnosis:
A large, very thick-walled species of Cerebrocysta with low crests bordering small lumina.

Description:
A large, thick-walled subspherical species of Cerebrocysta. The crest have a relatively low relief and form small rectangular to square lumina with a maximum width of 4 by 4 µm.
The archaeopyle is precingular probably formed by the loss of 3". The archaeopyle margin is straight and smooth. Sometimes the operculum remains attached.

Dimensions:
Height: 60(75)85µm; Width: 60(75)80µm; Wall thickness: 2-4 µm. N=40.

Affinities/Discussion:
Cerebrocysta powellii differs from all other Cerebrocysta spp. by its large size and its thick wall.

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Notes:
G.L. Williams short notes on species, Mesozoic-Cenozoic dinocyst course, Urbino, Italy, May 17-22, 1999

Cerebrocysta powellii Zevenboom and Santarelli in Zevenboom, 1995, is a large, thick-walled species with low crests bordering small lumina. Maximum width of lumina is 4 by 4 µm. Archeopyle is precingular, presumably from the loss of 3", Sometimes the operculum remains attached. Size: length 60-85 µm, width 60-80 µm, wall thickness 2-4 µm
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