Nannotax3 - ntax_mesozoic - Retecapsa sp. Nannotax3 - ntax_mesozoic - Retecapsa sp.

Retecapsa sp.


Classification: ntax_mesozoic -> Podorhabdales -> Cretarhabdaceae -> Retecapsa -> Retecapsa sp.
Sister taxa: R. incompta ⟩⟨ R. angustiforata, R. beckii, R. octofenestrata, R. schizobrachiata ⟩⟨ R. crenulata, R. surirella, R. escaigii ⟩⟨ R. ficula, R. sp.

Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Retecapsa): Cretarhabdids with central area spanned by an axial cross with lateral bars.
This taxon: Specimens not identified to species level


Taxonomy:

Citation: Retecapsa sp.
Taxonomic rank: generic level id

Farinacci & Howe catalog pages:

Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Retecapsa): Cretarhabdids with central area spanned by an axial cross with lateral bars.
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:

Covington, J. M. & Wise, S. W. (1987). Calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy of a Lower Cretaceous deep-sea fan complex: Deep Sea Drilling Project Leg 93 Site 603, lower continental rise off Cape Hatteras. Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project. 93: 617-660. gs O

Kanungo, S., Bown, P. R. & Gale, A. S. (2020). Cretaceous (Albian-Turonian) calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy of the onshore Cauvery Basin, southeastern India. Cretaceous Research. 118 [2021]: 1-22. gs

Perch-Nielsen, K. (1973). Neue Coccolithen aus dem Maastrichtien von Danemark, Madagaskar und Agypten. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark. 22: 306-333. gs

Wise, S. W. & Wind, F. H. (1977). Mesozoic and Cenozoic calcareous nannofossils recovered by DSDP Leg 36 drilling on the Falkland Plateau, south-west Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean. Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project. 36(269-491): -. gs O


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Retecapsa sp. compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 30-4-2025

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