Sphenolithus acervus

Bown, 2005d May 05, 2021

Set number: 858

  • Sphenolithus acervus 1981 1
  • Sphenolithus acervus 1982 2
    10µm
Sphenolithus acervus, Middle Eocene, Arabian Peninsula

Set number: 1380

  • Sphenolithus bouketo 50158 1
  • Sphenolithus bouketo 50154 2
  • Sphenolithus bouketo 50157 3
  • Sphenolithus bouketo 50161 4
  • Sphenolithus bouketo 50159 5
  • Sphenolithus bouketo 50155 6
  • Sphenolithus bouketo 50156 7
  • Sphenolithus bouketo 50160 8
    10µm
Sphenolithus acervus, Paleocene, Santos Basin, Brazil

Set number: 1379

  • Sphenolithus cf bouketo 49633 1
  • Sphenolithus cf bouketo 49631 2
  • Sphenolithus cf bouketo 49636 3
  • Sphenolithus cf bouketo 49634 4
  • Sphenolithus cf bouketo 49632 5
  • Sphenolithus cf bouketo 49637 6
    10µm
Sphenolithus acervus, Late Paleocene, Santos Basin, Brazil
Final Epithet
Sphenolithus acervus Bown, 2005d
Basionym

Sphenolithus acervus Bown, 2005d

Remarks

Large (>8.0µm) species of Sphenolithus having 4-5 apices in plan view.

References

Bown, P. R., 2005d. Palaeogene calcareous nannofossils from the Kilwa and Lindi areas of coastal Tanzania (Tanzania Drilling Project 2003-4). Journal of Nannoplankton Research 27(1), 21-95.

Taxonomy
Sphenolithus
Biostratigraphy
  • Phanerozoic
    • Cenozoic
      • Paleogene
        • Eocene
          • Middle Eocene
            • Lutetian
        • Paleocene
          • Middle Paleocene
            • Selandian
Stratigraphic Range
Selandian - Lutetian
Age (Ma)
61.66? - 41.03?
Holotype
Sphenolithus acervus 1981

Sphenolithus acervus Bown, 2005

Early Eocene

TDP Site 3, Mpara Hill, Tanzania