Taxonomy:
Distinguishing features: Like Clathrolithus ellipticus but with a greater number of smaller pores/perforations (~<0.5 µm).
Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: C. minutus *
Size: Type material length 6-7 microns.
Tags | LITHS: holococcolith, asymmetric, elliptical, CA: pores, CROSS-POLARS: 1ou, V-prominent, |
Metrics | Lith size: 6->7µm; Data source notes: lith size from OD |
Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): within Early Eocene Sub-Epoch (47.84-55.96Ma, top in Ypresian stage). Data source: Bramlette & Sullivan, 1961
First occurrence (base): within NP9 zone (55.86-57.21Ma, base in Thanetian stage). Data source: Bown 2005
Plot of occurrence data:
Bown, P. R. (2005d). Palaeogene calcareous nannofossils from the Kilwa and Lindi areas of coastal Tanzania (Tanzania Drilling Project 2003-4). Journal of Nannoplankton Research. 27(1): 21-95. gs V O Bramlette, M. N. & Sullivan, F. R. (1961). Coccolithophorids and related nannoplankton of the Early Tertiary in California. Micropaleontology. 7(2): 129-188. gsReferences:
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Clathrolithus minutus compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 28-2-2021
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