arrayname: original
Taxonomy:
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: Hexaradiate with distinct free rays, all 6 rays similar, ridge runs along length of rays
Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: T. martinii *
Ecology & Biogeography
LITHS: nannolith-radiate, star-shaped, CROSS-POLARS: V-prominent, 1ou, |
Lith size: 10->15µm; Segments: 6->6; Data source notes: lith size from ODs & illustrated specimens |
Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): within Early Miocene Sub-Epoch (15.97-23.03Ma, top in Burdigalian stage). Data source: original description
First occurrence (base): within Early Miocene Sub-Epoch (15.97-23.03Ma, base in Aquitanian stage). Data source: original description
Plot of occurrence data:
Best, G. & Müller, C. (1972). Nannoplankton-Lagen im Unter-Miozan von Frankfurt am Main. Senckenbergiana Lethaea. 53(1-2): 103-117. gs Martini, E. (1988). Nannoplankton-Massenvorkommen in den Corbicula-(=Schichten mit Hydrobia inflata) und Hydrobienschichten des Oberrheingrabens, des Mainzer und des Hanauer Beckens (Miozän). Geologisches Jahrbuch. A110: 205-227. 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 References:
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Lithostromation martinii compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 19-4-2025
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