Set number: 1658

  • Velonalithus rioi VR 16588 1
  • Velonalithus rioi VR 16582 2
  • Velonalithus rioi VR 16584 3
  • Velonalithus rioi VR 16585 4
  • Velonalithus rioi VR 16587 5
  • Velonalithus rioi VR 16581 6
  • Velonalithus rioi VR 16583 7
  • Velonalithus rioi VR 16586 8
  • Velonalithus rioi VR 16603 9
  • Velonalithus rioi VR 16602 10
  • Velonalithus rioi VR 16598 11
  • Velonalithus rioi VR 16601 12
  • Velonalithus rioi VR 16592 13
  • Velonalithus rioi VR 16591 14
  • Velonalithus rioi VR 16600 15
  • Velonalithus rioi VR 16599 16
  • Velonalithus rioi VR 16597 17
  • Velonalithus rioi VR 16596 18
  • Velonalithus rioi VR 16595 19
  • Velonalithus rioi VR 16593 20
    10µm
DSDP Leg 25, Site 242, Mozambique Channel (Davie Ridge), Indian Ocean

Set number: 252

  • Aculithus rioi 27114 1
  • Aculithus rioi 27107 2
  • Aculithus rioi 27109 3
  • Aculithus rioi 27112 4
  • Velonalithus emelinesalleyae 27113 5
  • Aculithus rioi 27106 6
  • Aculithus rioi 27110 7
  • Aculithus rioi 27111 8
    10µm
Velonalithus emelinesalleyae, Middle Miocene, DSDP Leg 25, Site 242, Mozambique Channel (Davie Ridge), Indian Ocean

Set number: 1659

  • Triquetrorhabdulus rioi 22734 1
  • Triquetrorhabdulus rioi 22737 2
  • Triquetrorhabdulus rioi 22739 3
  • Triquetrorhabdulus rioi 22742 4
  • Triquetrorhabdulus rioi 22735 5
  • Triquetrorhabdulus rioi 22738 6
  • Triquetrorhabdulus rioi 22740 7
  • Triquetrorhabdulus rioi 22741 8
    10µm
ODP Leg 154, Site 925C, Ceara Rise, Equatorial Atlantic Ocean

Set number: 782

  • Velonalithus rioi 1132 5 1
  • Velonalithus rioi 1132 28 2
  • Velonalithus rioi 1133 31 3
  • Velonalithus rioi 1124 9 4
  • Velonalithus rioi 1124 17 5
  • Velonalithus rioi 1132 15 6
  • Velonalithus rioi 1132 14 7
  • Velonalithus rioi 1133 29 8
  • Velonalithus rioi 1133 28 9
  • Velonalithus rioi 1132 27 10

Fig. 1 size=11.0µm/9.2µm; Fig. 2 size 16.7µm; Fig. 3 size=14.0µm; Fig. 4 size=18.4µm; Fig. 5 size=13.5µm; Fig. 6 size=15.4µm; Fig. 8 size=12.2µm; Fig. 8 size=13.0µm; Fig. 9 size=15.8µm; Fig. 10 size=16.7µm

Velonalithus emelinesalleyae, Middle Miocene, Malta
Final Epithet
Velonalithus emelinesalleyae Varol, 2025
Basionym

Velonalithus emelinesalleyae Varol, 2025

Synonyms

1998 Triquetrorhabdulus rioi Olafsson, 1989 – Young in Bown, Pl. 8.9, Figs. 17, 20; non-Pl. 8.9, Figs. 18-19

Diagnosis

Velonalithus emelinesalleyae features three blades with pointed ends at equal angles. Velonalithus emelinesalleyae exhibits strong birefringence in its natural settling profile, displaying white to yellowish-white interference colours. Notably, it demonstrates parallel extinction (with an extinction angle of 0°, Plate 6, Figs. 2, 6 in Varol, 2025) and length-slow (+) elongation in its natural position (Figure 17B and Plate 6, Fig. 7 in Varol, 2025).

Etymology

In honour of Emeline Salley, Saint Germain-en-Laye, France

Remarks

Velonalithus emelinesalleyae differs from the species of Triquetrorhabdulus by its length-slow (+) elongation, whereas the Triquetrorhabdulus species exhibit length-fast (-) elongation. Additionally, Velonalithus emelinesalleyae differs from Orthorhabdus serratus by having pointed ends, while the latter is pointed at one end but truncated at the other. Moreover, Velonalithus emelinesalleyae displays parallel extinction (with an extinction angle of 0°), whereas Orthorhabdus serratus exhibits inclined extinction (with an extinction angle of about 20°).

References

Bramlette, M. N., Wilcoxon, J. A., 1967. Middle Tertiary calcareous nannoplankton of the Cipero section, Trinidad, W.I. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 5, 93-131.

Martini, E., 1965. Mid-Tertiary calcareous nannoplankton from Pacific deep-sea cores. Colston Papers 17, 393-411.

Olafsson, G., 1989. Quantitative calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy of upper Oligocene to middle Miocene sediment from ODP Hole 667A and middle Miocene sediment from DSDP Site 574. Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Scientific Results 108, 9-22.

Varol, O. 2025. A practical guide to optical studies of calcareous nannofossils. Grzybowski Foundation Special Publication, 29, 222 pp.

Young, J. R. 1998. Neogene. In, Bown, P. R. (Ed.) Calcareous Nannofossil Biostratigraphy. British Micropalaeontological Society Publication Series . 225-265.