Ceratolithoides arcuatus

Prins & Sissingh in Sissingh, 1977 Jan 25, 2026
Final Epithet
Ceratolithoides arcuatus Prins & Sissingh in Sissingh, 1977
Basionym

Ceratolithoides arcuatus Prins & Sissingh in Sissingh, 1977

Remarks

Species of Ceratolithoides constructed with two horns form an arcuate framework and possess only a minute apical cone.

References

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

Taxonomy
Ceratolithoides
Biostratigraphy
  • Phanerozoic
    • Mesozoic
      • Cretaceous
        • Late Cretaceous
          • Senonian
            • Maastrichtian
              • Late Maastrichtian
            • Campanian
              • Late Campanian
Stratigraphic Range
Late Campanian - Late Maastrichtian
Age (Ma)
76.38? - 66.04?
Holotype
C arcuatus 1 C arcuatus 2

Ceratolithoides arcuatus Prins & Sissingh in Sissingh, 1977

Late Campanian

El Kef, Tunisia