Reticulofenestra rotaria
Reticulofenestra rotaria Theodoridis, 1984
Medium size [5.0 - 8.0µm] circular species of Reiculofenestra Hay, Mohler & Wade (1966) having a wide central area whose diameter is about twice greater than the width of the pelaga.
Reticulofenestra rotaria can easily be distinguished from Reiculofenestra zancleana di Stefano & Sturiale (2010) by its narrower pelaga and wider central area.
di Stefano, A. & Sturiale, G., (2010): Refinements of calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy at the Miocene/Pliocene Boundary in the Mediterranean region. In, Giraud, F. & Mattioli, M. (eds) Recent advances in living coccolithophore and calcareous nannofossil studies, Proceedings of INA12, Lyon 2008. - Geobios. 43(1): 5-20.
Hay, W. W., Mohler, H. P. & Wade, M. E., (1966): Calcareous nannofossils from Nal'chik (northwest Caucasus). - Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae. 59: 379-399
Theodoridis, S., (1984): Calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy of the Miocene and revision of the helicoliths and discoasters. - Utrecht Micropaleontological Bulletin. 32: 1-271.
Holotype
Reticulofenestra rotaria
Theodoridis, 1984
Late Miocene
DSDP Leg 23, Site 219, Laccadive-Chagos Ridge, Indian Ocean