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Polycostella senaria


Classification: ntax_mesozoic -> Braarudosphaerales -> Transitional genera -> Polycostella -> Polycostella senaria
Sister taxa: P. senaria, P. beckmannii, P. parvistellatus, P. sp.

Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Polycostella): Globular and stellate nannoliths formed of 5-8 segments of stacked elements. Nannoconus-like in side view.  
This taxon: Medium-sized (5-8 µm) with 6 segments


Taxonomy:

Citation: Polycostella senaria Thierstein, 1971
Taxonomic rank: species
Synonyms:

Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: P. senaria * , N. erbae *

Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Polycostella): Globular and stellate nannoliths formed of 5-8 segments of stacked elements. Nannoconus-like in side view.  
This taxon: Medium-sized (5-8 µm) with 6 segments

Search data:
LITHS: nannolith-radiate, hollow, polygonal, star-shaped, cylindrical, CA: closed, CROSS-POLARS: T-prominent,
Lith size: 3->8µm; Segments: 6->6;
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 Early Berriasian Substage (141.40-143.10Ma, top in Berriasian stage). Data source: Bown & Cooper 1998
First occurrence (base): in lower part of NJ17b subzone (20% up, 146.1Ma, in Tithonian stage). Data source: Bown & Cooper 1998 (fig. 4) - secondary events

Plot of occurrence data:

References:

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

Casellato, C. E. (2010). Calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy of Upper Callovian - Lower Berriasian successions from the Souhern Alps, North Italy. Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia. 116(3): 357-404. gs O

Thierstein, H. R. (1971). Tentative Lower Cretaceous Calcareous Nannoplankton Zonation. Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae. 64: 459-488. gs O

Varol, O. & Bowman, A. R. (2019). Taxonomic revision of selected Late Jurassic (Tithonian) calcareous nannofossils and the application of mobile mounting. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen. 291: 65-87. gs


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Polycostella senaria compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 25-3-2025

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