Coccolithus paralitos

Roth & Hay in Hay et al., 1967 Apr 12, 2021
Final Epithet
Coccolithus paralitos Roth & Hay in Hay et al., 1967
Basionym

Coccolithus paralitos Roth & Hay in Hay et al., 1967

Description

Small [<4.0µm), elliptical species of Coccolithus Schwarz (1894) having small opening without any central structure.

References

Hay, W. W., Mohler, H. P., Roth, P. H., Schmidt, R. R. & Boudreaux, J. E., (1967): Calcareous nannoplankton zonation of the Cenozoic of the Gulf Coast and Caribbean-Antillean area, and transoceanic correlation. - Transactions of the Gulf-Coast Association of Geological Societies. 17: 428-480.

Taxonomy
Coccolithus
Biostratigraphy
  • Phanerozoic
    • Cenozoic
      • Neogene
        • Pliocene
          • Early Pliocene
            • Zanclean
      • Paleogene
        • Eocene
          • Early Eocene
            • Ypresian
Stratigraphic Range
Ypresian - Zanclean
Age (Ma)
56.00? - 3.60?
Holotype
C paralitos

Coccolithus paralitos Roth & Hay in Hay et al., 1967

Oligocene

JOIDES core 5, Blake Plateau, Atlantic Ocean