Discoaster petaliformis

Moshkovitz & Ehrlich, 1980 Mar 24, 2022

Set number: 1392

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Discoaster petaliformis, Middle Miocene, IODP Expedition 354, Hole U1451B, Bengal Fan, Indian Ocean

Set number: 1393

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Discoaster petaliformis, Middle Miocene, Gulf of Mexico

Set number: 1396

Discoaster petaliformis, Middle Miocene, Mut Basin, Turkey

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Final Epithet

Discoaster petaliformis Moshkovitz & Ehrlich, 1980

Basionym

Discoaster petaliformis Moshkovitz & Ehrlich, 1980

Synonyms

Discoaster tuberi Filewicz, 1985
Discoaster petaliformis coincidentalis Akers, 1995

References

Akers, W. H. 1995. Discoaster petaliformis Moshkovitz and Ehrlich 1984 coincidentalis, a new subspecies from the subsurface of Louisiana. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology. 28: 131-132.

Filewicz, M. V. 1985. Calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy of the Middle America Trench and slope, Deep Sea Drilling Project Leg 84. Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project. 84: 339-361.

Moshkovitz, S. & Ehrlich, A., 1980. Distribution of the calcareous nannofossils in the Neogene sequence of the Jaffa-1 Borehole, Central Coastal Plain, Israel. Geological Survey of Israel Report. PD/1/80, 1-25.

Taxonomy

Discoaster

Biostratigraphy

Stratigraphic Range

Langhian

Age (Ma)

15.85 - 14.60

Holotype

Discoaster petaliformis Moshkovitz & Ehrlich, 1980

Middle Miocene

Jaffa-1 Well, central costal plain, Israel