Biddulphia oamaruensis, unknown maker

Biddulphia oamaruensis

Biddulphia oamaruensis. Single example on the slide. Rim facing the coverslip. No location or makers name. Olympus BHB microscope using 450nm LED light. 63x Leitz Pl Apo 1.4 objective, oil immersion. Olympus Aplanat Achromat condenser, oil immersion, brightfield lighting. 2.5x Nikon CF PL photoeyepiece. Monochrome converted Nikon d850 camera. 71 images stacked in Zerene (Pmax). Original description: Grove, E. & Sturt, G. (1886). On a fossil marine diatomaceous deposit from Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand. Part I. Journal of the Quekett Microscopical Club, Series 2, 2(16): 321-330, pls 18-19. p. 325; pl. 18, fig. 10.

Synonymised name: Odontella oamaruensis (Grove & Sturt) De Toni, 1894.

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