Ceratolithina hamata falcata

Burnett, 1997a Jan 23, 2026

Set number: 2887

  • Ceratolithina hamata falcata 9351 1
  • Ceratolithina hamata falcata 9348 2
  • Ceratolithina hamata falcata 9352 3
  • Ceratolithina hamata falcata 9355 4
  • Ceratolithina hamata falcata 9350 5
  • Ceratolithina hamata falcata 9349 6
  • Ceratolithina hamata falcata 9353 7
  • Ceratolithina hamata falcata 9354 8
    10µm
Ceratolithina hamata falcata, Late Albian, Folkestone, England

Set number: 2886

  • Ceratolithina hamata falcata 9071 1
  • Ceratolithina hamata falcata 9074 2
  • Ceratolithina hamata falcata 9075 3
  • Ceratolithina hamata falcata 9077 4
  • Ceratolithina hamata falcata 9072 5
  • Ceratolithina hamata falcata 9073 6
  • Ceratolithina hamata falcata 9076 7
    10µm
Ceratolithina hamata falcata, Late Albian, Folkestone, England
Final Epithet
Ceratolithina hamata falcata Burnett, 1997a
Basionym

Ceratolithina hamata falcata Burnett, 1997a

Remarks

Large species of Ceratolithina are constructed from a laminated, rod‑like crystalline block that bears a vestigial posterior‑lateral blade and a triangular anterior‑lateral blade, often gently curved.

References

Burnett, J. A., 1997a. 'Middle' Cretaceous morphological diversity within the genus Ceratolithina Martini, 1967. Journal of Nannoplankton Research 19(1), 57-65.

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 hamata falcata 9348

Ceratolithina hamata falcata Burnett, 1997a

Early Cenomanian - Late Cenomanian

DSDP Leg 26, Site 258, Naturaliste Plateau, SE Indian Ocean..