Syracosphaera molischii Schiller 1925 var. molischii, Schiller, 1925

Syracosphaera molischii Schiller 1925 var. molischii HOL

Synonymy: Anthosphaera fragaria (Kamptner) Kamptner 1937, p. 304 , Pl. 15, Fig. 20; Kamptner (1941), pp. 86, 106, Pl. 9, Figs. 89, 90a, b.

Helladosphaera fragaria (Kamptner) Gaarder (1962) , pp. 47, 48, Pl. 11, Figs. a, b; Norris (1984), p. 38.

Calyptrolithina fragaria (Kamptner) Norris (1985), p. 625.

Anthosphaera fragaria Kamptner emend. Kleijne (1991), p. 39, Pl. VIII, Figs. 3 View Plate 3 –6; Aubry (1999), pp. 244–246, Figs. 1–3 View Fig View Fig View Plate 3 ; Cros et al. (2000), Pl. 8, Fig. 1 View Fig ; Cros (2001), pp. 80, 101, Pl. 55, Figs. 1–3 View Fig View Fig View Plate 3 and Pl. 84, Fig. 1 View Fig ; Cros and Fortuño (2002), p. 59, Figs. 86A, 86B; Young et al. (2003), p. 90, Plate 42, Figs. 1 View Fig , 4 View Plate 3 ; Dimiza (2006), p. 82, Pl. XXVI, Figs. 1–3 View Fig View Fig View Plate 3 ; Malinverno et al. (2008), p. 136, Fig. 108.

Syracosphaera molischii Schiller 1925 HOL, Triantaphyllou et al. (2016), pp. 466–467, Figs. 5, 6.

Description: Coccosphere spherical, but usually seen collapsed, consisting of c. 60–70 BCs and c. 5–10 CFCs. BCs elliptical in shape forming a flat, well-developed rim that is tightly connected to the central structure by a narrow perforate cycle with single-crystallite width perforations that are barely visible. CFCs possess an arched process with a large leaf-like extension; lower part of leaf is composed of angular microcrystallites, upper part of smoother crystallites and distal margin is delicately serrated.

Dimensions: Coccosphere diameter c. 6–8 μm. BCs c. 1.1 μm long x 0.9 μm wide. CFCs c. 1.3 μm long, distal process c. 2.5 μm high.