Bukryaster hayi

(Bukry, 1969) Prins & Sissingh in Sissingh, 1977 Jan 21, 2026

Set number: 2854

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Bukryaster hayi, Early Campanian, Arabian Peninsula (The specific location cannot be disclosed)

Set number: 2853

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Bukryaster hayi, Early Campanian, Arabian Peninsula (The specific location cannot be disclosed)

Set number: 2852

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Bukryaster hayi, Early Campanian, Arabian Peninsula (The specific location cannot be disclosed)

Final Epithet

Bukryaster hayi (Bukry, 1969) Prins & Sissingh in Sissingh, 1977

Basionym

Discoaster hayi Bukry, 1969

Remarks

Stellate pentalith with segments meeting at angles of approximately 70–75°. In well‑preserved specimens, one side of the central area (where segments are connected) bears small cavities and a star‑shaped ornamentation directed toward the narrow gaps between segments. The opposite side of the central area displays a platform formed by the adjoining segments (see Moshkovitz, 1987).

References

Bukry, D. 1969. Upper Cretaceous coccoliths from Texas and Europe. University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions, Articles 51 (Protista 2): 1-79.

Moshkovitz, S. 1987. The Campanian calcareous nannofossil Bukryaster hayi (Bukry); ultramicrostructure and geological distribution in Israel. Journal of Paleontology. 61(6): 1120-1124.

Sissingh, W. 1977. Biostratigraphy of Cretaceous calcareous nannoplankton. Geologie en Mijnbouw. 65(1): 37-65.

Taxonomy

Bukryaster

Biostratigraphy

Stratigraphic Range

Early Campanian - Middle Campanian

Age (Ma)

81.25 - 79.57

Holotype

Discoaster hayi Bukry, 1969

Early Campanian

Lake Vaxahacie, Ellis County, Texas, USA