Set number: 547

  • Denisea subpertusa 52966 1
  • Denisea subpertusa 52967 2
  • Denisea subpertusa 52958 3
  • Denisea subpertusa 52963 4
  • Denisea subpertusa 52975 5
  • Denisea subpertusa 52974 6
    10µm
Denisea subpertusa, Middle Paleocene, DSDP Leg 39, Sites 354, Ceará Rise, North Atlantic Ocean

Set number: 546

  • Denisea subpertusa 58329 1
  • Denisea subpertusa 58328 2
  • Denisea subpertusa 58343 3
  • Denisea subpertusa 58342 4
  • Denisea subpertusa 58321 5
  • Denisea subpertusa 58322 6
  • Denisea subpertusa 58337 7
  • Denisea subpertusa 58332 8
    10µm
Denisea subpertusa, Late Paleocene, DSDP Leg 39, Sites 354, Ceará Rise, North Atlantic Ocean

Set number: 545

  • Denisea subpertusa 60966 1
  • Denisea subpertusa 60967 2
  • Denisea subpertusa 60969 3
  • Denisea subpertusa 60968 4
  • Denisea subpertusa 60974 5
  • Denisea subpertusa 60972 6
  • Denisea subpertusa 60971 7
  • Denisea subpertusa 60970 8
    10µm
Denisea subpertusa, Late Paleocene, DSDP Leg 25, Site 245, Mozambique Channel (Davie Ridge), Indian Ocean

Set number: 544

  • Denisea subpertusa 63998 1
  • Denisea subpertusa 63999 2
  • Denisea subpertusa 64003 3
  • Denisea subpertusa 64010 4
  • Denisea subpertusa 63991 5
  • Denisea subpertusa 63992 6
  • Denisea subpertusa 63995 7
  • Denisea subpertusa 64016 8
  • Denisea subpertusa 63990 9
  • Denisea subpertusa 63993 10
  • Denisea subpertusa 63994 11
  • Denisea subpertusa 64014 12
    10µm
Denisea subpertusa, Middle Paleocene, DSDP Leg 25, Site 245, Mozambique Channel (Davie Ridge), Indian Ocean

Set number: 543

  • Denisea subpertusa 20797 1
  • Denisea subpertusa 20798 2
  • Denisea subpertusa 20802 3
  • Denisea subpertusa 20801 4
    10µm
Denisea subpertusa, Late Paleocene, Arabian Peninsula (The specific location cannot be disclosed)

Set number: 542

  • Denisea subpertusa 20755 1
  • Denisea subpertusa 20769 2
  • Denisea subpertusa 20773 3
  • Denisea subpertusa 20761 4
  • Denisea subpertusa 20756 5
  • Denisea subpertusa 20770 6
  • Denisea subpertusa 20772 7
  • Denisea subpertusa 20762 8
    10µm
Denisea subpertusa, Late Paleocene, Arabian Peninsula (The specific location cannot be disclosed)

Set number: 541

  • Denisea subpertusa 20730 1
  • Denisea subpertusa 20731 2
  • Denisea subpertusa 20735 3
  • Denisea subpertusa 20733 4
  • Denisea subpertusa 20728 5
  • Denisea subpertusa 20729 6
    10µm
Denisea subpertusa, Late Paleocene, Arabian Peninsula (The specific location cannot be disclosed)
Final Epithet
Denisea subpertusa (Hay & Mohler, 1967) Varol, 2022
Basionym

Ericsonia subpertusa Hay & Mohler, 1967

Description

Denisea specimens between 5.0–9.0 μm with a narrow central area are assigned to Denisea subpertusa. The diameter of the central area is less than the width of the pelaga.

Remarks

Denisea subpertusa differs from the similarly sized Denisea aliquanta and Denisea foramena in that it has a narrower central area than the width of the pelaga. In contrast, in Denisea aliquanta, the central area diameter is greater than the width of the pelaga. The diameter of the central area is at least twice the width of the pelaga in Denisea foramena.

References

Hay, W. W. & Mohler, H. P. 1967, Calcareous nannoplankton from Early Tertiary rocks at Point Labau, France and Paleocene-Early Eocene correlations. Journal of Paleontology 41(6): 1505-1541.

Varol, O. 2022. Denisea, a new genus of Paleocene calcareous nannofossils. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen, 304/2 (2022): 159-186.