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Russellia


Classification: ntax_main -> Mesozoic nannofossils -> Mesozoic Holococcoliths -> Rarer genera -> Russellia
Sister taxa: Bifidalithus, Bilapillus, Munarinus, Okkolithus, Ottavianus, Pharus, Ramsaya, Russellia, Saepiovirgata ⟩⟨ Acuturris, Anfractus, Duocameratus, Lacunolithus-Bown, Metadoga, Nicholasia, Paulpearsonia, Petrobrasiella, Pseudoconus, Stereorhabdus, Tanzanella, Thecatus, unidentified holococcoliths

Daughter taxa (time control age-window is: 0-800Ma)
Russellia bukryi
medium sized (5-8 µm)
Russellia laswellii
small sized (3-5 µm)
Russellia sp.
Specimens not identified to species level

Taxonomy:
Citation: Russellia Risatti, 1973
Taxonomic rank: genus
Type species: Russellia bukryi Risatti, 1973

Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Rarer genera): Less common genera
This taxon: Holococcoliths with rim of 10-26 blocks and a small central block.

Farinacci & Howe catalog pages:
Russellia *

Search data:
LITHS: holococcolith, elliptical, CA: ca_disjunct, CROSS-POLARS: rim-unicyclic, R-prominent,
Lith size: 3->8µm;
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 Maastrichtian Stage (66.04-72.17Ma, base in Maastrichtian stage). Data source: Total of ranges of species in this database

Plot of occurrence data:

References:

Risatti, J. B. (1973). Nannoplankton biostratigraphy of the Upper Bluffport Marl-Lower Prairie Bluff Chalk interval (upper Cretaceous) in Mississippi. In, Smith, L. A. & Hardenbol, J. (eds) Proceedings of the Symposium on Calcareous Nannofossils. Gulf Coast Section SEPM Publication, 8-57. gs O


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Russellia compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 22-4-2026

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