Figs. 1-4 Emiliania huxleyi: Fig. 1, Type B coccosphere, Fig. 2, Type A coccosphere; Fig. 3, Coccoliths; Fig. 4, A disintegrated coccosphere with coccoliths;

Figs. 5-6 Gephyrocapsa oceanica: Fig. 5, A complete coccosphere; Fig. 6, A coccolith;

Fig. 7 Calciosolenia brasiliensis, a collapsed coccosphere;

Figs. 8-9 Calciosolenia murrayi: Fig. 8, A complete coccosphere, Fig. 9, A disintegrated coccosphere with few apical spines;

Figs. 10-12 Algirosphaera robusta: Fig. 10, A collapsed coccosphere, Fig. 11, Detail of a coccolith showing the large central protrusion, Fig. 12, A complete coccosphere in apical view showing three (lost one) circum-flagellar petaloid coccoliths separated, leaving an open flagellar area (no flagella emerging from the opening, and they should be);

Fig. 13 Palusphaera vandelii, show coccoliths;

Figs. 14-15 Calciopappus rigidus: Fig. 14, A complete coccosphere in apical view, Fig. 15, Basal part of a coccosphere;

Figs. 16-17 Michaelsarsia adriaticus: Fig. 16, Scanning electron microscope image of a complete coccosphere in apical view, Fig. 17, Polarizing microscope image of a complete coccosphere;

Fig. 18 Syracosphaera rotula, shows a dissected coccosphere;

Figs. 19-20 Umbellosphaera irregularis: Fig. 19, A umbellolith, Fig. 20, A large umbellate distal shield (arrow b) and a short tube (arrow a);

Fig. 21 Oolithotus fragilis, detail of a coccolith in proximal shield view;

Figs. 22-23 Umbilicosphaera sibogae: Fig. 22, Two coccoliths, Fig. 23, Aggregated coccoliths;

Fig. 24 Braarudosphaera bigelowii, shows a polarizing microscope image;

Fig. 25 Syracosphaera sp.1;

Fig. 26 Syracosphaera sp.2;

Fig. 27 Holococcolith;

Fig. 28 Calcidiscus sp.;

Fig. 29 Species indeterminate;

Fig. 30 Deformed coccolith.