

Triceratium bimarginatum from Forrester’s Hill, Oamaru, New Zealand. Single example on the slide, mounted with rim up to the coverslip (underside view). Mounted in Naphrax and dated 17/3/[19]71. Prepared by Richard Gosden. Olympus BHB microscope using 450nm LED light. 63x Leitz Pl Apo NA 1.4 objective, oil immersion. Olympus Aplanat Achromat condenser, oil immersion, oblique lighting. 2.5x Nikon CF PL photoeyepiece. Monochrome converted Nikon d850 camera. 26 images stacked in Zerene (Pmax).
Triceratium bimarginatum Grove & Sturt 1887. Published in: Grove, E. & Sturt, G. (1887). On a fossil marine Diatomaceous deposit from Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand. Part III. Journal of the Quekett Microscopical Club, Series 2 3: 63-78, pls 5, 6. Page 76, Plate VI [6], Figure 15.