Sullivania gigas

(Bramlette & Sullivan, 1961) Varol, 1992a Jan 18, 2022

Set number: 1496

  • Sullivania gigas 26030 1
  • Sullivania gigas 26031 2
  • Sullivania gigas 26034 3
  • Sullivania gigas 26036 4
  • Sullivania gigas 26029 5
  • Sullivania gigas 26032 6
  • Sullivania gigas 26033 7
  • Sullivania gigas 26035 8
    10µm
Sullivania gigas, Middle Eocene, IODP Leg 171, Site 1051A, Black Nose, Western North Atlantic
Final Epithet
Sullivania gigas (Bramlette & Sullivan, 1961) Varol, 1992a
Basionym

Coccolithus gigas Bramlette & Sullivan, 1961

Synonyms

Chiasmolithus gigas (Bramlette & Sullivan, 1961) Radomski, 1968

Plectolithus gigas (Bramlette & Sullivan, 1961) Capelli et al., 2020

References

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

Cappelli, C., Bown, P. R., Riu, M. D., Agnini, C., 2020. Middle Eocene large coccolithaceans: Biostratigraphic implications and paleoclimatic clues. Marine Micropaleontology 154, 1-17.

Radomski, A., 1968. Pozimy nannoplankton wapiennego w Paleogenie Polskich Karpat Zachodnich [Calcareous nannoplankton zones in Palaeogene of the western Polish Carpathians]. Rocznik Polskie Towarzystwo Geologiczne = Annales de la Société Géologique de Pologne 38, 545-605.

Varol, O., 1992a. Sullivania a new genus of Palaeogene coccoliths. Journal of Micropalaeontology 11, 141-150.

Taxonomy
Sullivania
Biostratigraphy
  • Phanerozoic
    • Cenozoic
      • Paleogene
        • Eocene
          • Middle Eocene
            • Lutetian
Stratigraphic Range
Lutetian
Age (Ma)
46.07 - 43.64
Holotype
Sullivania gigas 26030

Coccolithus gigas Bramlette & Sullivan, 1961

Middle Eocene

Lodo section, northwestern Fresno County, central California, USA