Pontosphaera distinctus

(Bramlette & Sullivan, 1961) Roth & Thierstein, 1972 Nov 05, 2025
Final Epithet
Pontosphaera distinctus (Bramlette & Sullivan, 1961) Roth & Thierstein, 1972
Basionym

Discolithus distinctus Bramlette & Sullivan, 1961

Synonyms

Pontosphaera megapachydisca Steurbaut, 2011

Dimensions Of Holotype

Calculated Length: 17.5μm

References

Bramlette, M. N. & Sullivan, F. R. 1961, Coccolithophorids and related nannoplankton of the Early Tertiary in California. Micropaleontology 7(2): 129-188.

Roth, P. H. & Thierstein, H. R. 1972. Calcareous nannoplankton: Leg 14 of the Deep Sea Drilling Project. Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project. 12: 546-559.

Steurbaut, E. 2011. New calcareous nannofossil taxa from the Ypresian (Early Eocene) of the North Sea Basin and the Turan Platform in West Kazakhstan. Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique Sciences de la Terre. 81: 247-277.

Taxonomy
Pontosphaera
Biostratigraphy
  • Phanerozoic
    • Cenozoic
      • Paleogene
        • Eocene
          • Middle Eocene
            • Lutetian
Stratigraphic Range
Lutetian
Zone(s)
NP15 - NP16
Age (Ma)
48.07? - 41.03
Holotype
D distinctus

Discolithus distinctus Bramlette & Sullivan, 1961

Middle Eocene

Lodo section, northwestern Fresno County, central California, USA