Daughter taxa (time control age-window is: 0-800Ma) | |||||
Biantholithus sparsus Biantholithus with 8-12 visible elements/rays in LM. | |||||
Biantholithus astralis Biantholithus with 7-8 visible elements/rays in LM, which are not in contact in their outer part.. | |||||
Biantholithus hughesii Biantholithus with six visible elements/rays in LM, which are not in contact in their outer part.. | |||||
tentatively assigned to Biantholithus | |||||
Biantholithus flosculus Medium sized circular, rossette shaped nannolith with 11-16 radial rays. Weakly birefringent in XPL. | |||||
Biantholithus sp. Specimens which cannot be assigned to any established species |
Taxonomy:
Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Coccolith genera inc sed): Heterococcolith genera which cannot be assigned to any family
This taxon: Circular to stellate placoliths contructed from 6-12, large, radial elements. Often give the appearance of stellate nannoliths with low birefringence in LM.
Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: Biantholithus *
Search data:
LITHS: placolith, circular, CA: closed, CSPH: equant, monomorphic, CROSS-POLARS: R-prominent, rim-unicyclic, |
Lith size: 4->15µm; |
Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): at top of NP10 zone (100% up, 54.2Ma, in Ypresian stage). Data source: Total of ranges of the species in this database
First occurrence (base): within NP1 zone (65.47-66.04Ma, base in Danian stage). Data source: Total of ranges of species in this database
Plot of occurrence data:
Bramlette, M. N. & Martini, E. (1964). The great change in calcareous nannoplankton fossils between the Maestrichtian and Danian. Micropaleontology. 10(2): 291-322. gs Perch-Nielsen, K. (1985). Cenozoic calcareous nannofossils. In, Bolli, H. M., Saunders, J. B. & Perch-Nielsen, K. (eds) Plankton Stratigraphy. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (1): 427-555. gsReferences:
Biantholithus compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 8-11-2024
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