Sphenolithus moriformis

(Brönnimann & Stradner, 1960) Bramlette & Wilcoxon, 1967 May 03, 2021

Set number: 737

  • Sphenolithus bouketo 60455 1
  • Sphenolithus bouketo 60451 2
  • Sphenolithus bouketo 60447 3
  • Sphenolithus bouketo 60437 4
  • Sphenolithus bouketo 60453 5
  • Sphenolithus bouketo 60452 6
  • Sphenolithus bouketo 60448 7
  • Sphenolithus bouketo 60439 8
  • Sphenolithus bouketo 60441 9
  • Sphenolithus bouketo 60440 10
  • Sphenolithus bouketo 60433 11
  • Sphenolithus bouketo 60434 12
    10µm
Sphenolithus moriformis, Late Paleocene, DSDP Leg 25, Site 245A, Mozambique Channel (Davie Ridge), Indian Ocean

in mobile mount
Final Epithet
Sphenolithus moriformis (Brönnimann & Stradner, 1960) Bramlette & Wilcoxon, 1967
Basionym

Nannoturbella moriformis Bronnimann & Stradner, 1960

References

Bramlette, M. N., Wilcoxon, J. A., 1967. Middle Tertiary calcareous nannoplankton of the Cipero section, Trinidad, W.I. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 5, 93-131.

Brönnimann, P., Stradner, H., 1960. Die Foraminiferen- und Discoasteriden-zonen von Kuba und ihre interkontinentale Korrelation. Erdoel-Zeitschrift 76(10), 364-369.

Martini, E., 1965. Mid-Tertiary calcareous nannoplankton from Pacific deep-sea cores. Colston Papers 17, 393-411.

Wilcoxon, J. A., 1970. Sphenaster new genus, a Pliocene calcareous nannofossil from the tropical Indo-Pacific. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 8, 78-81.

Taxonomy
Sphenolithus
Biostratigraphy
  • Phanerozoic
    • Cenozoic
      • Paleogene
        • Eocene
          • Early Eocene
            • Ypresian
        • Paleocene
          • Middle Paleocene
            • Selandian
Stratigraphic Range
Selandian - Ypresian
Age (Ma)
61.66? - 48.07?
Holotype
Sphenolithus moriformis S3a 21 Sphenolithus moriformis S3a 21

Nannoturbella moriformis Bronnimann & Stradner, 1960

Early Eocene

Alkazar Formation, Reporto Capri near Arroyo Naraujo, Cuba