Konyaea stemmerikii

(Thibault & Sheldon in Thibault, 2010) Varol, n. comb. Jan 08, 2026

Set number: 2689

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Konyaea stemmerikii, Middle Campanian, Arabian Peninsula (The specific location cannot be disclosed)

Set number: 2686

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Konyaea stemmerikii, Late Campanian, Arabian Peninsula (The specific location cannot be disclosed)

Set number: 2688

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Konyaea stemmerikii, Middle Campanian, Arabian Peninsula (The specific location cannot be disclosed)

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Konyaea stemmerikii, Middle Campanian, Arabian Peninsula (The specific location cannot be disclosed)

Final Epithet

Konyaea stemmerikii (Thibault & Sheldon in Thibault, 2010) Varol, n. comb.

Basionym

Tranolithus stemmerikii Thibault & Sheldon in Thibault, 2010

Optical Properties

The wall is in constant extinctions whilst segments and the traverse bar exhibit white interference colours in the plan view under cross-polarised light.

Remarks

Medium to large-sized species of Konyaea have four segments filling entirely or partly both sides of the traverse bar.

References

Thibault, N. 2010. Calcareous nannofossils from the boreal Upper Campanian- Maastrichtian chalk of Denmark. Journal of Nannoplankton Research. 31(1): 39-56.

Taxonomy

Konyaea

Biostratigraphy

Stratigraphic Range

Middle Campanian - Late Campanian

Age (Ma)

80.64? - 72.17?

Holotype

Tranolithus stemmerikii Thibault & Sheldon in Thibault, 2010

Late Campanian

Stevns-1 corehole, Denmark.