Nannotax3 - ntax_mesozoic - Staurolithites mitcheneri

Staurolithites mitcheneri

Classification: ntax_mesozoic -> Eiffellithales -> Chiastozygaceae -> Staurolithites -> Staurolithites mitcheneri
Sister taxa: << < S. flavus, S. halfanii, S. minutus, S. ngurumahambaensis, S. quadriarcullus, S. siesseri ⟩⟨ S. coroniformis, S. gausorhethium, S. leptostaurus ⟩⟨ S. handleyi, S. laffittei, S. lumina, S. dorfii ⟩⟨ S. imbricatus, S. dicandidula, S. mitcheneri ⟩⟨ S. angustus, S. mutterlosei, S. zoensis ⟩⟨ S. aachenus, S. aenigma, S. ellipticus, S. elongatus, S. integer, S. mielnicensis, S. parma, S. sp.

Distinguishing features: Small (holotype 4 µm) bicyclic Staurolithites with narrow central area filled with a narrow axial cross. The bright inner cycle is broader than the outer cycle.

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Taxonomy:

Citation: Staurolithites mitcheneri (Applegate & Bergen, 1988) Rutledge & Bown in Bown et al., 1998

Rank: Species

Basionym: Vekshinella mitcheneri Applegate & Bergen, 1988

Synonyms:

Eiffellithus sp. 2 Covington & Wise (1987) - cf. Applegate & Bergen (1988)

Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: V. mitcheneri *

Distinguishing features: Small (holotype 4 µm) bicyclic Staurolithites with narrow central area filled with a narrow axial cross. The bright inner cycle is broader than the outer cycle.

Search data:

Tags	LITHS: murolith, elliptical, CA: cross-axial, ca_disjunct, process, CROSS-POLARS: rim-bicyclic, V-prominent, R-prominent,
Metrics	Lith size: 3->5µm; Data source notes: holotype +/-1µm

The morphological data given here can be used on the advanced search page. See also these notes

Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): within Early Aptian Substage (122.98-126.30Ma, top in Aptian stage). Data source: Bown et al. 1998
First occurrence (base): within Early Valanginian Substage (136.41-139.39Ma, base in Valanginian stage). Data source: Bown et al. 1998

Plot of occurrence data:

Range-bar - range as quoted above, pink interval top occurs in, green interval base occurs in.
Triangles indicate an event for which a precise placement has been suggested
(NB There is no histogram as there are no occurrence records for the taxon in the Neptune database) Parent: Staurolithites

References:

Applegate, J. L. & Bergen, J. A. (1988). Cretaceous calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy of sediments recovered from the Galicia Margin, ODP Leg 103. Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Scientific Results. 103: 293-348. gs V O

Bown, P. R., Rutledge, D. C., Crux, J. A. & Gallagher, L. T. (1998). Early Cretaceous. In, Bown, P. R. (ed.) Calcareous Nannofossil Biostratigraphy. British Micropalaeontological Society Publication Series. 86-131. gs

Covington, J. M. & Wise, S. W. (1987). Calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy of a Lower Cretaceous deep-sea fan complex: Deep Sea Drilling Project Leg 93 Site 603, lower continental rise off Cape Hatteras. Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project. 93: 617-660. gs V O

Staurolithites mitcheneri compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 19-1-2021

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