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Compare Pinnunavis elegans

(W.Smith) Okuno 1975

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Pinnunavis genustriata valves are much smaller (25-40 µm), with a higher stria density (16 in 10 µm).

LM scalebar = 10 µm
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Length Range
80.5-104.6 µm
Width Range
23-28 µm
Striae in 10 µm
7-10

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Pinnunavis genustriata

(Hust.) Lange-Bert. and Krammer