Braarudosphaera stenorhetha

Hill, 1976 Jan 21, 2026

Set number: 2838

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Braarudosphaera stenorhetha, Albian, Arabian Peninsula (The specific location cannot be disclosed)

Set number: 2837

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Braarudosphaera stenorhetha, Late Albian, DSDP Leg 36, Site 327A, The Maurice Ewing Bank, Falkland Plateau

Set number: 2836

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Braarudosphaera stenorhetha, Late Albian, DSDP Leg 36, Site 327A, The Maurice Ewing Bank, Falkland Plateau

Set number: 2835

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Braarudosphaera stenorhetha, Late Albian, Arabian Peninsula (The specific location cannot be disclosed)

Set number: 2839

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Braarudosphaera stenorhetha, Albian, Arabian Peninsula (The specific location cannot be disclosed)

Final Epithet

Braarudosphaera stenorhetha Hill, 1976

Basionym

Braarudosphaera stenorhetha Hill, 1976

Synonyms

Braarudosphaera minuta Filewicz, Wind & Wise in Wise & Wind, 1977

Optical Properties

In the plan view, this stellate pentalith shows length-slow (+) elongation.

Remarks

Stellate species of Braarudosphaera are distinguished by slender, kite‑shaped segments whose free length is roughly twice that of the jointed portion.

References

Hill, M. E. 1976. Lower Cretaceous calcareous nannofossils from Texas and Oklahoma. Palaeontographica Abteilung B Palaeophytologie. 156: 103-179.

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.

Taxonomy

Braarudosphaera

Biostratigraphy

Stratigraphic Range

Middle Albian - Late Albian

Age (Ma)

108.90 - 100.80?

Holotype

Braarudosphaera stenorhetha Hill, 1976

Late Albian

Denton Marl, Grayson County, Texas, USA