Obturolithus scissurus

(Hay, Mohler & Wade, 1966) Varol, n. comb. Jul 13, 2021

Set number: 1088

  • Sicussurus 1
    10µm
Obturolithus scissurus

Set number: 1083

  • Obturolithus scissurus 1133 8 1
    5µm
Obturolithus scissurus, Middle Miocene, Malta

Set number: 1247

  • Obturolithus scissurus VR 10612 1
  • Obturolithus scissurus VR 10616 2
  • Obturolithus scissurus VR 10617 3
  • Obturolithus scissurus VR 10630 4
  • Obturolithus scissurus VR 10613 5
  • Obturolithus scissurus VR 10615 6
  • Obturolithus scissurus VR 10618 7
  • Obturolithus scissurus VR 10622 8
  • Obturolithus scissurus VR 10629 9
  • Obturolithus scissurus VR 10627 10
  • Obturolithus scissurus VR 10621 11
  • Obturolithus scissurus VR 10624 12
    10µm
Obrurolithus scissurus, Late Miocene, DSDP Leg 23, Site 225, Red Sea

Set number: 1082

  • Obturolithus scissurus 22790 1
  • Obturolithus scissurus 22792 2
  • Obturolithus scissurus 22795 3
  • Obturolithus scissurus 22799 4
  • Obturolithus scissurus 22797 5
  • Obturolithus scissurus 22793 6
  • Obturolithus scissurus 22794 7
  • Obturolithus scissurus 22798 8
    10µm
Obturolithus scissurus, Middle Miocene, Malta
Final Epithet
Obturolithus scissurus (Hay, Mohler & Wade, 1966) Varol, n. comb.
Basionym

Reticulofenestra scissura Hay, Mohler & Wade, 1966

Dimensions Of Holotype

Length: 8.0µm

Description

Medium size (6.0 - 8.0µm) species of Obturolithus.

References

Hay, W. W., Mohler, H. P., Wade, M. E., 1966. Calcareous nannofossils from Nal'chik (northwest Caucasus). Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae 59, 379-399.

Taxonomy
Obturolithus
Biostratigraphy
  • Phanerozoic
    • Cenozoic
      • Neogene
        • Pliocene
          • Early Pliocene
            • Zanclean
      • Paleogene
        • Eocene
          • Middle Eocene
            • Lutetian
Stratigraphic Range
Lutetian - Zanclean
Age (Ma)
48.07? - 4.06
Holotype
Obturolithus scissurus 22796

Reticulofenestra scissura Hay, Mohler & Wade, 1966

Late Eocene - Early Oligocene

Nal'chik, Northwest Caucasus