Eiffellithus lindiensis


Classification: ntax_mesozoic -> Eiffellithales -> Eiffellithaceae -> Eiffellithus -> Eiffellithus lindiensis
Sister taxa: E. eximius, E. lindiensis ⟩⟨ E. gorkae, E. keio, E. parallelus, E. pospichalii, E. turriseiffelii ⟩⟨ E. collis, E. equibiramus, E. parvus ⟩⟨ E. monechiae, E. praestigium, E. vonsalisiae, E. hancockii, E. paragogus ⟩⟨ E. primus, E. striatus, E. windii, E. sp.

Distinguishing features: Small (3-5 µm) Eiffellithus, cross-bars axially aligned, terminations simple


Taxonomy:

Citation: Eiffellithus lindiensis Lees, 2007
Rank: Species

Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: E. lindiensis *

Distinguishing features: Small (3-5 µm) Eiffellithus, cross-bars axially aligned, terminations simple


Morphology: "A small species of Eiffellithus in which the small, indistinct central cross is axially aligned. The inner cycle fills the central area. Differentiation: This new species is easily distinguished from E. eximius, which is much larger, and has a distinctive, bifurcating cross that takes up more of the central area. Furthermore, E. lindiensis ranges up into the Maastrichtian. It is distinct from other Late Cretaceous eiffellithids in being small and having an axial cross." [Lees 2007]

Size: The size is not specified in the original diagnosis but the holotype is 4.4µm long and illustrated specimens are 3-5µm.

Search data:
TagsLITHS: murolith, elliptical, CA: cross-axial, ca_disjunct, plate, process, closed, CROSS-POLARS: rim-bicyclic, V-prominent, R-prominent,
MetricsLith size: 3->5µm;
Data source notes: original description & illustrated specimens
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Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): within Maastrichtian Stage (66.04-72.05Ma, top in Maastrichtian stage). Data source: Lees 2007 (original description)
First occurrence (base): within Campanian Stage (72.05-83.64Ma, base in Campanian stage). Data source: Lees 2007 (original description)

Plot of occurrence data:

References:

Lees, J. A. (2007). New and rarely reported calcareous nannofossils from the Late Cretaceous of coastal Tanzania: outcrop samples and Tanzania Drilling Project Sites 5, 9 and 15. Journal of Nannoplankton Research. 29(1): 39-65. gs V O

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Eiffellithus lindiensis compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 1-3-2021

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