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Ellipsostylus distachyus
Blueford, 1982
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Description - Add description
Single shell with average diameter 72µm. Outer shell thick (10µm), slightly elongate aling polar axis. Two unequal, bladed, polar spines, lengths 24-72 and 5-20µm. Pores circular, of equal size, 2-4µm in diameter, closely packed, 5-8µm between pore centers.
Distinguishing features:
Small, thick, single shell, slightly elongated, with two unequal polar, bladed spines. Differs from Ellipsostylus salebrosus by its smaller bladed spines and thicker shell and from Druppatractus nanus by its single shell. | Blueford 1982 |
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