Nannotax3 - ntax_main - Rhagodiscus sp. Nannotax3 - ntax_main - Rhagodiscus sp.

Rhagodiscus sp.


Classification: ntax_main -> Mesozoic nannofossils -> Eiffellithales -> Rhagodiscaceae -> Rhagodiscus -> Rhagodiscus sp.
Sister taxa: R. achlyostaurion, R. amplus, R. angustus, R. asper, R. cepekii, R. dekaenelii, R. infinitus, R. manifestus NOMEN NUDUM, R. pseudoangustus, R. splendens ⟩⟨ R. adinfinitus, R. buisensis, R. gallagheri, R. indistinctus, R. pancostii, R. plebeius, R. robustus, R. sageri, R. sicutclipeus ⟩⟨ R. eboracensis, R. hamptonii, R. reniformis, R. sp.


Taxonomy:
Citation: Rhagodiscus sp.
Taxonomic rank: generic level id

Synonyms:

Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Rhagodiscus): Loxolith coccoliths with low rim and central-area filled by a granular plate which may be perforate and/or spine-bearing. In xpl the rim is unicyclic moderately bright, the central area is granular, lacking a clear extinction cross.
This taxon: Specimens not identified to species level


Morphology:
We are using this category for images of specimens which can be identified to generic level but have not been definitively assigned to a single species.

Search data:
Lith size: 0->0µm;
The morphological data given here can be used on the advanced search page. See also these notes

Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): within (-Ma, top in "Holocene" stage). Data source:
First occurrence (base): within (-Ma, base in "Holocene" stage). Data source:

Plot of occurrence data:

References:

Applegate, J. L. & Bergen, J. A. (1988). Cretaceous calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy of sediments recovered from the Galicia Margin, ODP Leg 103. Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Scientific Results. 103: 293-348. gs O

Hattner, J. G. & Wise, S. W. (1980). Upper Cretaceous calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy of South Carolina. South Carolina Geology. 24: 41-117. gs

Kennedy, W. J., et al. (2000). Integrated stratigraphy across the Aptian-Albian boundary in the Marnes Bleues, at the Col de Pre _-Guittard, Arnayon (Drome), and at Tartonne (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence), France: a candidate Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Boundary Point for the base of the Albian Stage. Cretaceous Research. 21: 591-720. gs

Mutterlose, J. & Wise, S. W. (1990). Lower Cretaceous nannofossil biostratigraphy of ODP Leg 113 Holes 692B and 693A, continental slope off east Antarctica, Weddell Sea. Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Scientific Results. 113: 325-351. gs


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Rhagodiscus sp. compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 5-9-2026

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