Discoaster wilcoxonii

Varol, in prep. May 05, 2025

Set number: 1638

  • Discoaster wilcoxonii VR 027255 1
  • Discoaster wilcoxonii VR 027254 2
  • Discoaster wilcoxonii VR 027252 3
  • Discoaster wilcoxonii VR 027253 4
  • Discoaster wilcoxonii VR 027256 5
  • Discoaster wilcoxonii VR 027247 6
  • Discoaster wilcoxonii VR 027249 7
  • Discoaster wilcoxonii VR 027250 8
  • Discoaster wilcoxonii VR 027248 9
  • Discoaster wilcoxonii VR 027251 10
    10µm
DSDP Leg 25, Site 242, Mozambique Channel (Davie Ridge), Indian Ocean
Final Epithet
Discoaster wilcoxonii Varol, in prep.
Basionym

Discoaster wilcoxonii Varol, in prep.

Synonyms

Discoaster tani ornatus Bramlette & Wilcoxonii, 1967

Remarks

Discoaster ornatus is preoccupied by Discoaster ornatus Stradner, 1959b. Therefore, a new name , Discoaster wilcoxonii, is proposed here to use at species rank.

References

Stradner, H. 1959b. First report on the discoasters of the Tertiary of Austria and their stratigraphic use. Proceedings of the Fifth World Petroleum Congress. 1: 1081-1095.

Taxonomy
Discoaster
Biostratigraphy
  • Phanerozoic
    • Cenozoic
      • Paleogene
        • Oligocene
          • Middle Oligocene
            • Rupelian
        • Eocene
          • Late Eocene
            • Priabonian
Stratigraphic Range
Priabonian - Rupelian
Age (Ma)
37.71? - 27.29?
Holotype
Discoaster wilcoxonii VR 027250

Discoaster tanii ornatus Bramlette & Wilcoxon, 1967

Middle Oligocene

Cipero Section, Trinidad