arrayname: original
Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Parhabdolithaceae): Murolith (protolith type) coccoliths with bicylic rims and central-areas spanned by an axial-cross or transverse bar bearing a broad, often long, spine.
This taxon: Protolith coccoliths with low, sloping rim; central area wide filled by blocky laths
Daughter taxa (time control age-window is: 0-800Ma)![]() | Granddaughter taxa | ||||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Umbria granulosa Narrow, gently-sloping protolith rim with wide central area spanned by a plate of blocky laths. XPL image is bicyclic. | |
Umbria sp. Specimens not identified to species level |
Taxonomy:
Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: Umbria *
Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Parhabdolithaceae): Murolith (protolith type) coccoliths with bicylic rims and central-areas spanned by an axial-cross or transverse bar bearing a broad, often long, spine.
This taxon: Protolith coccoliths with low, sloping rim; central area wide filled by blocky laths
Search data:
LITHS: murolith, elliptical, CA: closed, plate, ca_disjunct, CROSS-POLARS: R-prominent, V-prominent, rim-bicyclic, |
Lith size: 4->10µm; Data source notes: size range of included species |
Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): at top of Late Berriasian Substage (100% up, 137.7Ma, in Berriasian stage). Data source: Total of ranges of the species in this database
First occurrence (base): within Late Tithonian Substage (143.10-145.00Ma, base in Tithonian stage). Data source: Total of ranges of species in this database
Plot of occurrence data:
Bown, P. R. & Cooper, M. K. E. (1998). Jurassic. In, Bown, P. R. (ed.) Calcareous Nannofossil Biostratigraphy. British Micropalaeontological Society Publication Series . 34-85. gs O Bown, P. R. & Young, J. R. (1997). Mesozoic calcareous nannoplankton classification. Journal of Nannoplankton Research. 19(1): 21-36. gs Bralower, T. J., Monechi, S. & Thierstein, H. R. (1989). Calcareous nannofossil zonation of the Jurassic-Cretaceous boundary interval and correlation with the geomagnetic polarity timescale. Marine Micropaleontology. 14: 153-235. gsReferences:
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Umbria compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 17-3-2025
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