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Nicklithus


Classification: ntax_cenozoic -> Nannolith families inc sed -> Ceratolithaceae -> Nicklithus
Sister taxa: Amaurolithus, Ceratolithus, Nicklithus ⟩⟨ Orthorhabdus, Triquetrorhabdulus ⟩⟨ Nivisolithus

Daughter taxa (time control age-window is: 0-800Ma)
Nicklithus amplificus
Similar to A. primus but larger and angular; right arm straight with dentate keel and longer than left.

Taxonomy:

Citation: Nicklithus Raffi, Backman&Rio, 1998
Taxonomic rank: genus
Type species: Ceratolithus amplificus Bukry & Percival 1971

Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Ceratolithaceae): Horseshoe-shaped rod-shaped nannoliths and simple hoop-coccoliths formed in one phase of life cycle, planolith heterococcoliths in the other.
This taxon: Ceratoliths non-birefringent or only weakly birefringent; left arm straight and with nodes

Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: Nicklithus *

Search data:
LITHS: nannolith-other, horseshoe-shaped, asymmetric, CROSS-POLARS: V-prominent, 1ou,
Lith size: 6->12µm;
The morphological data given here can be used on the advanced search page. See also these notes

Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): at top of NN11c subzone (100% up, 5.9Ma, in Messinian stage). Data source: Total of ranges of the species in this database
First occurrence (base): within NN11c subzone (5.94-6.91Ma, base in Messinian stage). Data source: Total of ranges of species in this database

Plot of occurrence data:

References:

Raffi, I., Backman, J. & Rio, D. (1998). Evolutionary trends of tropical calcareous nannofossils in the late Neogene. Marine Micropaleontology. 35(1): 17-41. gs

Young, J. R. (1998). Neogene. In, Bown, P. R. (ed.) Calcareous Nannofossil Biostratigraphy. British Micropalaeontological Society Publication Series . 225-265. gs


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Nicklithus compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 17-3-2025

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