Salomonia biperforatus

(Gartner, 1968) Varol, n. comb. Aug 04, 2020

Set number: 86

  • Salomonia biperforatus 10960 1
  • Salomonia biperforatus 10962 2
  • Salomonia biperforatus 10964 3
  • Salomonia biperforatus 10968 4
  • Salomonia biperforatus 10961 5
  • Salomonia biperforatus 10963 6
  • Salomonia biperforatus 10965 7
  • Salomonia biperforatus 10966 8
    10µm
Salomonia biperforatus, Early Campanian, Unknown

Set number: 88

  • Salomonia biperforatus 6447 1
  • Salomonia biperforatus 6450 2
  • Salomonia biperforatus 6451 3
  • Salomonia biperforatus 6454 4
  • Salomonia biperforatus 6448 5
  • Salomonia biperforatus 6449 6
  • Salomonia biperforatus 6452 7
  • Salomonia biperforatus 6453 8
    10µm
Salomonia biperforatus, Early Coniacian, Culver Cliff, Isle of Wight, England

Set number: 89

  • Salomonia biperforatus 6398 1
  • Salomonia biperforatus 6401 2
  • Salomonia biperforatus 6402 3
  • Salomonia biperforatus 6405 4
  • Salomonia biperforatus 6399 5
  • Salomonia biperforatus 6400 6
  • Salomonia biperforatus 6403 7
  • Salomonia biperforatus 6404 8
    10µm
Salomonia biperforatus, Early Coniacian, Culver Cliff, Isle of Wight, England

Set number: 87

  • Salomonia biperforatus 10932 1
  • Salomonia biperforatus 10934 2
  • Salomonia biperforatus 10935 3
  • Salomonia biperforatus 10930 4
  • Salomonia biperforatus 10933 5
  • Salomonia biperforatus 10931 6
  • Salomonia biperforatus 10936 7
    10µm
Salomonia biperforatus, Early Campanian, Unknown
Final Epithet
Salomonia biperforatus (Gartner, 1968) Varol, n. comb.
Basionym

Zygodiscus biperforatus Gartner, 1968

Synonyms

Reinhardtites biperforatus (Gartner, 1968) Shafik, 1979

Zeugrhabdotus biperforatus (Gartner, 1968) Burnett, 1997

Remarks

Species of Salomonia having a small central opening spanned by a double bridge which is birefringent under the light microscope.

References

Burnett, J. A., (1997): New species and new combinations of Cretaceous nannofossils and a note on the origin of Petrarhabdus (Deflandre) Wise & Wind. - Journal of Nannoplankton Research. 19(2): 133-146.

Gartner, S., (1968): Coccoliths and related calcareous nannofossils from Upper Cretaceous deposits of Texas and Arkansas. - The University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions, Article 48 (Protista 1): 1-56.

Shafik, S., (1979): Validation of Chiastozygus fessus and Reinhardtites biperforatus. - INA Newsletter. 1(2): C5-5.

Taxonomy
Salomonia
Biostratigraphy
  • Phanerozoic
    • Mesozoic
      • Cretaceous
        • Late Cretaceous
          • -
            • Campanian
              • Early Campanian
            • Coniacian
              • Early Coniacian
Stratigraphic Range
Early Coniacian - Early Campanian
Age (Ma)
89.39 - 82.50
Holotype
Salomonia biperforatus 6451

Zygodiscus biperforatus Gartner, 1968

Campanian

Taylor Marl, Texas, USA