Nannotax3 - ntax_main - Nannolith families inc sed

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Nannolith families inc sed

Classification: ntax_main -> Nannolith families inc sed
Sister taxa: Isochrysidales, Coccolithales, Zygodiscales, Syracosphaerales, Coccolith families inc sed ⟩⟨ Holococcoliths, Braarudosphaerales, Discoasterales, Nannolith families inc sed ⟩⟨ Mesozoic nannofossils ⟩⟨ other groups, hidden

Daughter taxa (time control age-window is: 0-800Ma)		Granddaughter taxa
	Ceratolithaceae Horseshoe-shaped rod-shaped nannoliths and simple hoop-coccoliths formed in one phase of life cycle, planolith heterococcoliths in the other.	Amaurolithus Ceratolithus Nicklithus Orthorhabdus Triquetrorhabdulus Nivisolithus
	Ericiolaceae	Ericiolus Pileolosphaera
	Lapideacassaceae Hemispherical to cylindrical nannoliths, with walls constructed from one to several cycles of thin elements, enclosing a hollow central space; the nannolith tapers distally, and may have long apical spines or processes.	Lapideacassis Tintinnabuliformis
	Lithostromationaceae Large (10-20µm) triangular to stellate nannoliths with porous structure formed from small crystallites. In xpl behave as single crystal unit with low birefringence	Lithostromation Planolithus Imperiaster Martiniaster Isolithus
	Nannolith genera inc sed Three apparently unique genera, not-included in described families	Florisphaera Erlendmartinia Minylitha Unidentified nannoliths
	Rhomboasteraceae Nannoliths with rhombic and tri-radiate morphologies, and non-birefringent images in XPL. Incorporating the genera Rhomboaster and Tribrachiatus.	Rhomboaster Tribrachiatus

Taxonomy:

Citation: Nannolith familes incertae sedis - informal

Taxonomic rank: informal group of families

Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (ntax_main):
This taxon: Haptophytes forming calcareous structures not obviously homologous with heterococcoliths, holococcoliths, or discoasteralids

Farinacci & Howe catalog pages:

Morphology:

These groups of nannofossils are thought to be related to coccolithophores, but produce structures which are neither heterococcoliths nor holococcoliths.
The term nannolith has been used, especially by palaeontologists, as a convenient term for structures about the same size as coccoliths and occurring with coccoliths, but lacking definite coccolith affinities. In the modern nannoflora, there are fewer groups of cryptic origins, and the term has been less widely used. However, it is useful for calcareous structures that are thought to be formed by haptophytes, but probably by a different biomineralisation process to either heterococcoliths or holococcoliths (Young et al. 1999).
NB The first use of the term in this sense appears to have been by Haq (1978, in Introduction to Marine Micropaleontology), and this was followed by Perch-Nielsen (1985, in Plankton Stratigraphy). By contrast, Aubry (1988 et seq., Handbook of Calcareous Nannofossils) places most of these groups in the Ortholithae.

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): Extant. Data source: Total of ranges of the species in this database
First occurrence (base): within Early Aptian Substage (118.70-121.40Ma, base in Aptian stage). Data source: Total of ranges of species in this database

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
See also: customisable plot Parent: ntax_main

References:

Aubry, M. -P. (1988a). Handbook of Cenozoic calcareous nannoplankton. Book 2: Ortholithae (Catinasters, Ceratholiths, Rhabdoliths). Micropaleontology Press, American Museum of Natural History, New York. 1-279. gs

Haq, B. U. (1978). Calcareous nannoplankton. In, Haq, B. U. & Boersma, A. (eds) Introduction to marine micropaleontology. Elsevier, Amsterdam 79-108. gs

Perch-Nielsen, K. (1985). Mesozoic calcareous nannofossils. In, Bolli, H. M., Saunders, J. B. & Perch-Nielsen, K. (eds) Plankton Stratigraphy. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (1): 329-426. 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. gs

Young, J. R., Davis, S. A., Bown, P. R. & Mann, S. (1999). Coccolith ultrastructure and biomineralisation. Journal of Structural Biology. 126: 195-215. gs

Nannolith families inc sed compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 17-3-2026

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