Cruciplacolithus kanungoi

da Gama & Varol, 2013 Sep 16, 2020

Set number: 393

  • Cruciplacolithus kanungoi 26490 1
  • Cruciplacolithus kanungoi 26487 2
  • Cruciplacolithus kanungoi 26491 3
  • Cruciplacolithus kanungoi 26495 4
  • Cruciplacolithus kanungoi 26488 5
  • Cruciplacolithus kanungoi 26489 6
  • Cruciplacolithus kanungoi 26492 7
  • Cruciplacolithus kanungoi 26493 8
    10µm
Cruciplacolithus kanungoi, Middle Miocene, Malta
Final Epithet
Cruciplacolithus kanungoi da Gama & Varol, 2013
Basionym

Cruciplacolithus kanungoi da Gama & Varol, 2013

Remarks

This medium-sized placolith has an axial cross that is often aligned slightly off the major and minor axes. The longitudinal arm of the cross is usually curved and bifurcated. The short arm of the cross is straight and rarely bifurcated.

References

da Gama, R. O. B. P. & Varol, O., (2013): New Late Oligocene to Miocene Species. -Journal of Nannoplankton Research. 33(1): 1-12.

Taxonomy
Cruciplacolithus
Biostratigraphy
  • Phanerozoic
    • Cenozoic
      • Neogene
        • Miocene
          • Late Miocene
            • Tortonian
          • Middle Miocene
            • Serravalian
Stratigraphic Range
Serravalian - Tortonian
Age (Ma)
13.66 - 9.61
Holotype
Cruciplacolithus kanungoi 26487

Cruciplacolithus kanungoi da Gama & Varol, 2013

Late Miocene

DSDP Leg 25, Site 242, Mozambique Channel (Davie Ridge), Indian Ocean