Mennerius
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| Genus: | Mennerius Luljeva, 1967[1] |
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Mennerius is a genus of haptophytes belonging to the family Lapideacassaceae.[2]
The genus accommodates ‘bell-shaped’ to cylindrical nannoliths with their body consisting of one or more tiers of vertically elongated calcite plates and a rounded or somewhat pointed apical cone. One or more apical spines are often also present. The cross section of the body is round to polygonal.
