Futyania attewellii

Varol, 1989c Sep 01, 2025
F attewellii

Futyania attewellii, Danian, Kokaksu, Zonguldak, Turkey

Set number: 2278

  • Futyania attawellii 22867 1
  • Futyania attawellii 22868 2
  • Futyania attawellii 22870 3
  • Futyania attawellii 22869 4
    10µm
Futyania attewellii, Early Paleocene, Kokaksu, Zonguldak, Turkey
Final Epithet
Futyania attewellii Varol, 1989c
Basionym

Futyania attewellii Varol, 1989c

Dimensions Of Holotype

1.70µm

Remarks

This very small circular species is often observed under a light microscope, typically in side view, either as individual coccoliths or as complete coccospheres.

References

Varol, O. 1989c. Palaeocene calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy. In: Crux, J. A. & van Heck, S. E. (Eds), Nannofossils and their applications. Proceedings of the 2nd INA Conference, London 1987. British Micropalaeontological Society Publication Series 265-310.

Taxonomy
Futyania
Biostratigraphy
  • Phanerozoic
    • Cenozoic
      • Paleogene
        • Paleocene
          • Early Paleocene
            • Danian
Stratigraphic Range
Danian
Age (Ma)
65.75 - 64.04
Holotype
F attewellii 1b

Futyania attewellii Varol, 1989c

Early Paleocene

Kokaksu, Zonguldak, Turkey