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Lithostromation hohnensis


Classification: ntax_cenozoic -> Nannolith families inc sed -> Lithostromationaceae -> Lithostromation -> Lithostromation hohnensis
Sister taxa: L. hohnensis, L. pyramidale, T. tripartitus ⟩⟨ L. martinii, L. nodosum, L. obscurum, L. reginum ⟩⟨ L. operosum, L. perdurum, L. simplex, L. biconvexitas, L. sp.

Taxonomy:

Citation: Lithostromation hohnensis (Martini 1958) Young 2023
Taxonomic rank: species
Basionym: Discoaster hohnensis Martini 1958
Synonyms:
Trochastrites hohnensis (Martini 1958) Bouché 1962

Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Lithostromation): Triangular to stellate nannoliths with porous structure formed from small crystallites. All show 3-fold symetry but with a wide range of forms.
This taxon: 3 co-planar narrow, bifurcate rays, medium size (8-11 µm)

Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: D. hohnensis *

Search data:
Lith size: 0->0µm;
The morphological data given here can be used on the advanced search page. See also these notes

Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): within Middle Eocene Sub-Epoch (37.75-47.84Ma, top in Bartonian stage). Data source: Bouche 1962
First occurrence (base): within Middle Eocene Sub-Epoch (37.75-47.84Ma, base in Lutetian stage). Data source: Middle Eocene

Plot of occurrence data:

References:

Bouché, P. M. (1962a). Nannofossiles calcaires de Lutétien du Bassin de Paris. Revue de Micropaléontologie. 5: 75-103. gs

Costa, S. de O. & Antunes, R. L. , (1994). Optical microscope revision of the morphostructural features of nannoliths Incertae Sedis present on Paleocene/middle Eocene section of the Espirito Santo Basin. Boletim de Geociencias da Petrobras. 8(2-4): 381-400. gs

Martini, E. (1958). Discoasteriden und verwandte Formen im NW-deutschen Eozän (Coccolithophorida). 1. Taxonomische Untersuchungen. Senckenbergiana Lethaea. 39: 353-388. gs

Steurbaut, E. & Nolf, D. (2021). The Mont-des-Récollets section (N France): a key site for the Ypresian-Lutetian transition at mid-latitudes – reassessment of the boundary criterion for the base-Lutetian GSSP. Geodiversitas. 43(11): 311-363. gs

Young, J. R. (2023). Some proposed changes to the systematics of Cenozoic and Mesozoic nannoplankton. Journal of Nannoplankton Research. 41(1): 15-25. gs


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Lithostromation hohnensis compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 20-5-2025

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