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Rhagodiscus robustus


Classification: ntax_main -> Mesozoic nannofossils -> Eiffellithales -> Rhagodiscaceae -> Rhagodiscus -> Rhagodiscus robustus
Sister taxa: R. achlyostaurion, R. amplus, R. angustus, R. asper, R. cepekii, R. dekaenelii, R. infinitus, R. pseudoangustus, R. splendens ⟩⟨ R. adinfinitus, 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 robustus Bown, 2005
Taxonomic rank: species

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: Large (>8.0 µm) loxolith coccoliths with a broad rim (usually as broad or broader than the central area) and a central area spanned by a granular plate; a relatively large spine or spine base is usually present. The broad and blocky rim shows yellow interference colors under XPL.

Farinacci & Howe catalog pages:
R. robustus *


Morphology:
Distinguished from other rhagodiscids by its large size and relatively closed central area, with some specimens resembling the Jurassic coccolith species Crepidolithus crassus. The Albian ‘Crepidolithus burwellensis Black, 1972 (holotype scanning electron micrograph [SEM] only) displays a Crepidolithus-like rim but is small (~4.0 µm) and has an open central area crossed by a transverse bar.

Size:
Holotype length = 8.7µm

See also: Zeugrhabdotus burwellensis - small species with some similarities;

Search data:
LITHS: murolith, elliptical, CA: process, CROSS-POLARS: rim-unicyclic, R-prominent,
Lith size: 8->12µm;
Data source notes: original description & illustrated specimens
The morphological data given here can be used on the advanced search page. See also these notes

Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): within NC10a subzone (100.45-103.13Ma, top in Cenomanian stage). Data source: Bown 2005
First occurrence (base): within NC5 zone (121.52-128.82Ma, base in Hauterivian stage). Data source: Bown 2005

Plot of occurrence data:

References:

Black, M. (1972a). British Lower Cretaceous Coccoliths. I-Gault Clay (Part 1). Palaeontographical Society Monograph. 126: 1-48. gs

Bown, P. R. (2005c). Early to Mid-Cretaceous Calcareous Nannoplankton from the Northwest Pacific Ocean, Leg 198, Shatsky Rise. Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Scientific Results. 198: 1-82. gs O

Jeremiah, J. (1996). A proposed Albian to Lower Cenomanian nannofossil biozonation for England and the North Sea Basin. Journal of Micropalaeontology. 15(97-129): -. gs


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Rhagodiscus robustus compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 12-3-2026

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