Konyaea biclavatus

(Bukry, 1969) Varol, n. comb. Jan 08, 2026

Set number: 2679

  • Konyaea biclavatus 1747 1
  • Konyaea biclavatus 1748 2
  • Konyaea biclavatus 1745 3
  • Konyaea biclavatus 1746 4
    10µm
Konyaea biclavatus, Late Maastrichtian, Mauritania, West Africa

Set number: 2678

  • Konyaea biclavatus 1741 1
  • Konyaea biclavatus 1742 2
    10µm
Konyaea biclavatus, Late Maastrichtian, Mauritania, West Africa

Set number: 2677

  • Konyaea biclavatus 804 1
  • Konyaea biclavatus 805 2
    10µm
Konyaea biclavatus, Middle Campanian, Arabian Peninsula (The specific location cannot be disclosed)
Final Epithet
Konyaea biclavatus (Bukry, 1969) Varol, n. comb.
Basionym

Zygodiscus biclavatus Bukry, 1969

Synonyms

Zygodiscus macleodiae Bukry, 1969

Zygodiscus tarboulensis Shafik & Stradner, 1971

Remarks

Medium-sized species (4.0 - 7.0 µm] of Konyaea having two angular segments exhibiting interference colours with large pores aligned to the long axis. The wall and the fibrous transverse bar have constant extinction in plan view under cross-polarised light.

References

Bukry, D. 1969. Upper Cretaceous coccoliths from Texas and Europe. University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions, Articles 51 (Protista 2): 1-79.

Shafik, S. & Stradner, H. 1971. Nannofossils from the Eastern Desert, Egypt. Jahrbuch der Geologischen Bundesanstalt Sonderband, 17: 69-104.

Taxonomy
Konyaea
Biostratigraphy
  • Phanerozoic
    • Mesozoic
      • Cretaceous
        • Late Cretaceous
          • Senonian
            • Maastrichtian
              • Late Maastrichtian
            • Santonian
              • Middle Santonian
Stratigraphic Range
Middle Santonian - Late Maastrichtian
Age (Ma)
85.30? - 66.04?
Holotype
Konyaea biclavatus 1741

Zygodiscus biclavatus Bukry, 1969

Middle Santonian

Walnut Creek at Route 290, Austin, Texas, USA