Cribrocentrum reticulatum

(Gartner & Smith, 1967) Perch-Nielsen, 1971c Jul 16, 2021
Final Epithet
Cribrocentrum reticulatum (Gartner & Smith, 1967) Perch-Nielsen, 1971c
Basionym

Cyclococcolithus reticulatum Gartner & Smith, 1967

Synonyms

Reticulofenestra nanggulanensis Jones & Dunkley Jones, 2020 [Holotype: 6.0µm, Middle Eocene]

Dimensions Of Holotype

Diameter: 6.2µm

Description

Medium to large (5.0-10.0µm) circular species of Cribrocentrum having a central area with birefringent permanent central mesh

References

Jones, A. P. & Dunkley Jones, T. 2020. Middle Eocene to Early Oligocene calcareous nannofossils from the Nanggulan Formation, Java, Indonesia. Journal of Nannoplankton Research 30(1): 57-79.

Gartner, S. & Smith, L. A. 1967. Coccoliths and related calcareous nannofossils from the Yazoo Formation (Jackson, Late Eocene) of Louisiana. University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions, Papers 20: 1-7.

Perch-Nielsen, K., 1971c. Elektronenmikroskopische untersuchungen an Coccolithen und verwandten Formen aus dem Eozan von Danemark. Biologiske Skrifter, Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab 18(3), 1-76.

Taxonomy
Cribrocentrum
Biostratigraphy
  • Phanerozoic
    • Cenozoic
      • Paleogene
        • Eocene
          • Late Eocene
            • Priabonian
          • Middle Eocene
            • Lutetian
Stratigraphic Range
Lutetian - Priabonian
Age (Ma)
41.66 - 34.20
Holotype
C reticulatum

Cyclococcolithus reticulatus Gartner & Smith, 1967

Late Eocene

Yazoo Fm, Creole Bluff, Red River, Louisiana, USA