Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Ethmorhabdus): Elliptical, narrow rim; central area wide, spanned by multiperforate net, with or without axial cross and spine.
This taxon: Small (4-6 µm) Ethmorhabdus with two cycles of relatively large perforations (20-30 in total).
Farinacci & Howe catalog pages:
E. anglicus *
| LITHS: placolith, elliptical, CA: ca_disjunct, grill, plate, process, closed, CROSS-POLARS: rim-bicyclic, V-prominent, R-prominent, |
| Lith size: 4->6µm; Data source notes: holotype +/- 1µm & illustrated specimens |
Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): within Tithonian Stage (143.10-149.24Ma, top in Tithonian stage). Data source: Bown & Cooper 1998
First occurrence (base): within Bathonian Stage (165.30-168.17Ma, base in Bathonian stage). Data source: [PRB estimate]
Plot of occurrence data:
Bown, P. R. & Cooper, M. K. E. (1998). Jurassic. In, Bown, P. R. (ed.) Calcareous Nannofossil Biostratigraphy. British Micropalaeontological Society Publication Series . 34-85. gs O Grün, W. & Zweili, F. (1980). Das kalkige Nannoplankton der Dogger-Malm-Grenze im Berner Jura bei Liesberg (Schweiz). Jahrbuch der Geologischen Bundesanstalt. 123: 231-341. gs Noël, D. (1973). Nannofossiles calcaires de sédiments jurassiques finement laminés. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. 75 [1972]: 95-156. gs Rood, A. P., Hay, W. W. & Barnard, T. (1971). Electron Microscope Studies of Oxford Clay Coccoliths. Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae. 64: 245-272. gs O Zweili, F. (1989). Fossile Coccolithophoriden aus dem Weissensteingebiet. Mitteilungen / Naturforschende Gesellschaft des Kantons Solothurn. 34: 199-213. gs OReferences:

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Ethmorhabdus anglicus compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 5-3-2026
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