Pontosphaera messinae

Bartolini, 1970 Apr 08, 2022

Set number: 1547

  • Discolithina messinae VR 07489 1
  • Discolithina messinae VR 07485 2
  • Discolithina messinae VR 07486 3
  • Discolithina messinae VR 07496 4
  • Discolithina messinae VR 07488 5
  • Discolithina messinae VR 07484 6
  • Discolithina messinae VR 07487 7
  • Discolithina messinae VR 07495 8
  • Discolithina messinae VR 07490 9
  • Discolithina messinae VR 07491 10
  • Discolithina messinae VR 07492 11
  • Discolithina messinae VR 07494 12
    10µm
Discolithina messinae, Late Miocene, DSDP Leg 23, Site 225, Red Sea
Final Epithet
Pontosphaera messinae Bartolini, 1970
Basionym

Pontosphaera messinae Bartolini, 1970

References

Bartolini, C., 1970. Coccoliths from sediments of the western Mediterranean. Micropaleontology. 16(2), 129-154.

Taxonomy
Pontosphaera
Biostratigraphy
  • Phanerozoic
    • Cenozoic
      • Quaternary
        • Holocene
          • -
            • Recent
              • Extant
      • Neogene
        • Miocene
          • Late Miocene
            • Messinian
              • Messinian
Stratigraphic Range
Messinian - Extant
Age (Ma)
7.25? - 0.00?
Holotype
Discolithina messinae VR 07483

Pontosphaera messinae Bartolini, 1970

Extant

Alborian Sea, Mediterranean Sea