Discoaster asymmetricus

Gartner, 1969b Apr 03, 2022

Set number: 1597

  • Discoaster asymmetricus 1466 5 1
  • Discoaster asymmetricus 1466 10 2
Discoaster asymmetricus, Early Pliocene, Antalya Basin, Turkey

Fig. 1 11.2µm; Fig. 2 12.0µm

Set number: 1616

  • Discoaster asymmetricus VR 08208 1
  • Discoaster asymmetricus VR 08207 2
  • Discoaster asymmetricus VR 08205 3
  • Discoaster asymmetricus VR 08203 4
    10µm
Discoaster asymmetricus, Early Pliocene, DSDP Leg 23, Site 225, Red Sea

Set number: 1615

  • Discoaster asymmetricus VR 10125 1
  • Discoaster asymmetricus VR 10124 2
  • Discoaster asymmetricus VR 10121 3
  • Discoaster asymmetricus VR 10122 4
    10µm
Discoaster asymmetricus, Early Pliocene, DSDP Leg 23, Site 225, Red Sea
Final Epithet
Discoaster asymmetricus Gartner, 1969b
Basionym

Discoaster asymmetricus Gartner, 1969b

References

Gartner, S., 1969b. Correlation of Neogene planktonic foraminifera and calcareous nannofossil zones. Transactions of the Gulf-Coast Association of Geological Societies. 19, 585-599.

Taxonomy
Discoaster
Biostratigraphy
  • Phanerozoic
    • Cenozoic
      • Neogene
        • Pliocene
          • Late Pliocene
            • Piacenzian
          • Early Pliocene
            • Zanclean
Stratigraphic Range
Zanclean - Piacenzian
Age (Ma)
4.13 - 2.60
Holotype
Discoaster asymmetricus VR 08205 Discoaster asymmetricus VR 08205

Discoaster asymmetricus Gartner, 1969

Pliocene

Cape Verde Basin, North Atlantic Ocean