Gaarderella granulifera

Black, 1973 Feb 07, 2026

Set number: 3074

  • Gaarderella granulifera 12882 1
  • Gaarderella granulifera 12884 2
  • Gaarderella granulifera 12886 3
  • Gaarderella granulifera 12890 4
  • Gaarderella granulifera 12883 5
  • Gaarderella granulifera 12885 6
  • Gaarderella granulifera 12887 7
  • Gaarderella granulifera 12889 8
  • Gaarderella granulifera 12888 9
    10µm
Gaarderella granulifera, Middle Albian, Folkestone, England

Set number: 3073

  • Gaarderella granulifera 12894 1
  • Gaarderella granulifera 12896 2
  • Gaarderella granulifera 12898 3
  • Gaarderella granulifera 12892 4
  • Gaarderella granulifera 12895 5
  • Gaarderella granulifera 12897 6
  • Gaarderella granulifera 12899 7
  • Gaarderella granulifera 12891 8
  • Gaarderella granulifera 12900 9
  • Gaarderella granulifera 12893 10
    10µm
Gaarderella granulifera, Middle Albian, Folkestone, England
Final Epithet
Gaarderella granulifera Black, 1973
Basionym

Gaarderella granulifera Black, 1973

Optical Properties

Optical properties consistent with those of Gaarderella.

Remarks

Gaarderella granulifera is distinguished from Gaarderella santacruzensis by its relatively broader pelaga and narrower central area.

References

Black, M. 1973. British Lower Cretaceous Coccoliths. I-Gault Clay (Part 2). Palaeontographical Society Monograph 127: 49-112.

Taxonomy
Gaarderella
Biostratigraphy
  • Phanerozoic
    • Mesozoic
      • Cretaceous
        • Early Cretaceous
          • Middle Cretaceous
            • Albian
              • Late Albian
              • Middle Albian
Stratigraphic Range
Middle Albian - Late Albian
Age (Ma)
109.56 - 103.13
Holotype
Gaarderella granulifera 12885

Gaarderella granulifera Black, 1973

Middle Albian - Late Albian

Mildenhall, Southeastern England.