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Gaarderella

Classification: ntax_mesozoic -> Podorhabdales -> Biscutaceae -> Gaarderella
Sister taxa: Biscutum, Discorhabdus, Similiscutum ⟩⟨ Boletuvelum, Chiastella, Crucibiscutum, Gaarderella, Gephyrobiscutum, Helicorhabdus, Jimenezberrocosoia, Seribiscutum, Sollasites

Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Biscutaceae): Regular placoliths; rim broad, central area relatively narrow, with variable central structures.
The distal shield is formed from V-units and the proximal shield and tube cycle are formed from R-units.
This taxon: Elliptical, large with broad shields; central area wide, spanned by a granular plate.

Daughter taxa (time control age-window is: 0-800Ma)
				Gaarderella granulifera Large placolith with broad shields and wide central area spanned by a granular central-area plate.
				Gaarderella sp. Specimens not identified to species level

Taxonomy:

Citation: Gaarderella Black, 1973

Rank: Genus

Type species: Gaarderella granulifera Black, 1973.

Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: Gaarderella *

Morphology:

The nature of the rim is uncertain because the type images are all proximal views, but they appear to by Sollasites-like. The use of the name for LM images is rather variable. Rarely reported.

Size:

Search data:

Tags	LITHS: placolith, elliptical, CA: plate, CROSS-POLARS: rim-bicyclic, V-prominent, R-prominent,
Metrics	Lith size: 8->12µm; Data source notes: size range of included species

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 Albian Stage (100% up, 100.5Ma, in Albian stage). Data source: Total of range of species in this database
First occurrence (base): at base of Albian Stage (0% up, 113Ma, in Aptian stage). Data source: Total of range 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
Neptune data: This is a higher taxon page so Neptune data is not plotted. See also: customisable plot Parent: Biscutaceae

References:

Black, M. (1973). British Lower Cretaceous Coccoliths. I-Gault Clay (Part 2). Palaeontographical Society Monograph. 127: 49-112. gs

Bown, P. R., Rutledge, D. C., Crux, J. A. & Gallagher, L. T. (1998). Lower Cretaceous. In, Bown, P. R. (ed.) Calcareous Nannofossil Biostratigraphy. British Micropalaeontological Society Publication Series. 86-131. gs O

Gaarderella compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 6-7-2022

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