Distinguishing features:
Helicorhabdus species with well-developed spine topped by an asymmetric plate-like calyx
Taxonomy:
Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: H. asymetricus *
Distinguishing features:
Helicorhabdus species with well-developed spine topped by an asymmetric plate-like calyx
Search data:Tags | LITHS: placolith, asymmetric, circular, CA: process, closed, CROSS-POLARS: rim-unicyclic, V-prominent, |
Metrics | Lith size: 1.5->2.5µm; Data source notes: holotype +/- 0.5µm |
See also: Discorhabdus hannibalis - this is possibly a junior synonym;
Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): within Late Albian Substage (100.50-107.59Ma, top in Albian stage). Data source: Lambert, 1987 (original description)
First occurrence (base): within Late Albian Substage (100.50-107.59Ma, base in Albian stage). Data source: Lambert, 1987 (original description)
Plot of occurrence data:
Lambert, B. (1987). Nannofossiles calcaires de l'Albien supérieur et du Vraconnien du Cameroun méridional. Cahiers de Micropaléontologie. 2(2): 33-60. gs V O Lambert, B. (1993). Nannofossiles calcaires de l'Albien supérieur et du Vraconnien du Cameroun méridional (Deuxième Partie). Cahiers de Micropaléontologie. 8(2): 183-225. gsReferences:
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Helicorhabdus asymetricus compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 11-4-2021
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