Bowmania murus

(Martini, 1961) Varol, 2025a Jul 25, 2025

Set number: 2056

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DSDP Leg 39, Sites 356, Sào Paulo Plateau, South Atlantic Ocean

Set number: 2057

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DSDP Leg 39, Sites 356, Sào Paulo Plateau, South Atlantic Ocean

Set number: 2058

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Set number: 2059

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With Micula decussata

Set number: 2060

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With Micula decussata

Set number: 2061

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Final Epithet

Bowmania murus (Martini, 1961) Varol, 2025a

Basionym

Tetralithus murus Martini, 1961

Remarks

Cuboid species of Bowmania exhibit blocks arranged to form a swastika shape, along with a prominent cross.

Both the blocks and the cross display parallel extinction with length-slow (+) elongation.

References

Martini, E. 1961. Nannoplankton aus dem Tertiär und der obersten Kreide von SW-Frankreich. Senckenbergiana Lethaea. 42: 1-32.

Varol, O. 2025a. A practical guide to optical studies of calcareous nannofossils. Grzybowski Foundation Special Publication. 29: 1-222

Taxonomy

Bowmania

Biostratigraphy

Stratigraphic Range

Late Maastrichtian

Age (Ma)

69.00 - 66.04

Zone(s)

CC26 - CC27

Holotype

Tetralithus murus Martini, 1961

Danian

Bidart, Plage de Caseville, France