Discoaster petaliformis

Moshkovitz & Ehrlich, 1980 Mar 24, 2022

Set number: 1392

  • Discoaster petaliformis 27179 1
  • Discoaster petaliformis 27178 2
  • Discoaster petaliformis 27177 3
  • Discoaster petaliformis 27173 4
  • Discoaster petaliformis 27176 5
  • Discoaster petaliformis 27175 6
  • Discoaster petaliformis 27174 7
    10µm
Discoaster petaliformis, Middle Miocene, IODP Expedition 354, Hole U1451B, Bengal Fan, Indian Ocean

Set number: 1393

  • Discoaster petaliformis 2096 1
  • Discoaster petaliformis 2097 2
    10µm
Discoaster petaliformis, Middle Miocene, Gulf of Mexico

Set number: 1396

  • Discoaster petaliformis 1024 14 1
Discoaster petaliformis, Middle Miocene, Mut Basin, Turkey

6.0 µm
Final Epithet
Discoaster petaliformis Moshkovitz & Ehrlich, 1980
Basionym

Discoaster petaliformis Moshkovitz & Ehrlich, 1980

Synonyms

Discoaster tuberi Filewicz, 1985
Discoaster petaliformis coincidentalis Akers, 1995

References

Akers, W. H., 1995. Discoaster petaliformis Moshkovitz and Ehrlich 1984 coincidentalis, a new subspecies from the subsurface of Louisiana. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology. 28, 131-132.

Filewicz, M. V., 1985. Calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy of the Middle America Trench and slope, Deep Sea Drilling Project Leg 84. Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project. 84, 339-361.

Moshkovitz, S. & Ehrlich, A., 1980. Distribution of the calcareous nannofossils in the Neogene sequence of the Jaffa-1 Borehole, Central Coastal Plain, Israel. Geological Survey of Israel Report. PD/1/80, 1-25.

Taxonomy
Discoaster
Biostratigraphy
  • Phanerozoic
    • Cenozoic
      • Neogene
        • Miocene
          • Middle Miocene
            • Langhian
Stratigraphic Range
Langhian
Age (Ma)
15.85 - 14.60
Holotype
Discoaster petaliformis 27173 Discoaster petaliformis 27173 Discoaster petaliformis 27173

Discoaster petaliformis Moshkovitz & Ehrlich, 1980

Middle Miocene

Jaffa-1 Well, central costal plain, Israel