Ceratolithina cruxii

Perch-Nielsen, 1988 Jan 23, 2026

Set number: 2884

  • Ceratolithina cruxii 17626 1
  • Ceratolithina cruxii 17631 2
  • Ceratolithina cruxii 17628 3
  • Ceratolithina cruxii 17624 4
  • Ceratolithina cruxii 17627 5
  • Ceratolithina cruxii 17630 6
  • Ceratolithina cruxii 17629 7
  • Ceratolithina cruxii 17625 8
    10µm
Ceratolithina cruxii, Late Albian, DSDP Leg 36, Site 327A, The Maurice Ewing Bank, Falkland Plateau
Final Epithet
Ceratolithina cruxii Perch-Nielsen, 1988
Basionym

Ceratolithina cruxii Perch-Nielsen, 1988

Remarks

Large species of Ceratolithina are constructed from a laminated, rod‑like crystalline block that bears only a sail‑like anterior‑lateral blade, whose gently curved anterior margin forms an acute angle, whereas the straight posterior end approaches a right angle.

References

Perch-Nielsen, K., 1988. New Lower Cretaceous calcareous nannofossil species from England. INA Newsletter. 10(1), 30-37.

Taxonomy
Ceratolithina
Biostratigraphy
  • Phanerozoic
    • Mesozoic
      • Cretaceous
        • Early Cretaceous
          • Middle Cretaceous
            • Albian
              • Late Albian
              • Middle Albian
Stratigraphic Range
Middle Albian - Late Albian
Age (Ma)
110.22? - 100.50?
Holotype
Ceratolithina cruxii 17626

Ceratolithina cruxii Perch-Nielsen, 1988

Middle Albian

Folkestone, England