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Nephrolithus


Classification: ntax_mesozoic -> Podorhabdales -> Axopodorhabdaceae -> Nephrolithus
Sister taxa: Podorhabdus, Hemipodorhabdus, Axopodorhabdus, Tetrapodorhabdus, Hexapodorhabdus, Octocyclus, Octopodorhabdus ⟩⟨ Dodekapodorhabdus, Perissocyclus, Teichorhabdus ⟩⟨ Cribrosphaerella, Ethmorhabdus, Nephrolithus, Psyktosphaera ⟩⟨ Cribrocorona

Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Axopodorhabdaceae): Regular placoliths; central-area, with cross-bars or perforated plate; often with tall, hollow spines.
Distal shield elements non-imbricate V-units; proximal shield and inner cycle formed from R-units. Rim often appears beaded in LM

This taxon: Reniform; central-area net with two to numerous pores


Daughter taxa (time control age-window is: 0-800Ma)Granddaughter taxa
Nephrolithus corystus
Central area with 2-60 perforations each defined by rather irregular elongate crystals

Nephrolithus frequens
Central area with 2-15 perforations each surrounded by neat rings of rhombic elements
Nephrolithus frequens subsp. frequens
Nephrolithus frequens subsp. miniporus

Nephrolithus sp.
Specimens not identified to species level

Taxonomy:

Citation: Nephrolithus Górka 1957
taxonomic rank: Genus
Type species: Nephrolithus frequens Górka, 1957

Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: Nephrolithus + *

Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Axopodorhabdaceae): Regular placoliths; central-area, with cross-bars or perforated plate; often with tall, hollow spines.
Distal shield elements non-imbricate V-units; proximal shield and inner cycle formed from R-units. Rim often appears beaded in LM

This taxon: Reniform; central-area net with two to numerous pores

Search data:
LITHS: placolith, asymmetric, CA: ca_disjunct, plate, pores, closed, CROSS-POLARS: rim-bicyclic, V-prominent, R-prominent,
Lith size: 4->16µm;
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 Maastrichtian Stage (100% up, 66Ma, in Danian stage). Data source: Total of ranges of the species in this database
First occurrence (base): within UC15d subzone (75.85-76.77Ma, base in Campanian stage). Data source: Total of ranges of species in this database

Plot of occurrence data:

References:

Burnett, J. A. (1998). Upper Cretaceous. In, Bown, P. R. (ed.) Calcareous Nannofossil Biostratigraphy. British Micropalaeontological Society Publication Series . 132-199. gs O

Górka, H. (1957). Les Coccolithophoridés du Maestrichtien supérieur de Pologne. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 2: 239-284. gs

Wind, F. H. & Wise, S. W. (1983). Correlation of upper Campanian-lower Maestrichtian calcareous nannofossil assemblages in drill and piston cores from the Falkland Plateau, southwest Atlantic Ocean. Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project. 71: 551-563. gs

Wind, F. H. (1983). The genus Nephrolithus Górka, 1957 (Coccolithophoridae). Journal of Paleontology. 57: 157-161. gs


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Nephrolithus compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 11-10-2024

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