Set number: 4623

  • Discoaster anisogonius 27677 1
  • Discoaster anisogonius 27678 2
  • Discoaster anisogonius 27680 3
  • Discoaster anisogonius 27679 4
    10µm
Discoaster anisogonius, Early Miocene, DSDP Leg 25, Site 242, Mozambique Channel (Davie Ridge), Indian Ocean

Set number: 4627

  • Discoaster anisogonius 27873 1
  • Discoaster anisogonius 27872 2
  • Discoaster anisogonius 27871 3
  • Discoaster anisogonius 27870 4
    10µm
Discoaster anisogonius, Early Miocene, DSDP Leg 25, Site 242, Mozambique Channel (Davie Ridge), Indian Ocean

Set number: 4626

  • Discoaster anisogonius 366 1
  • Discoaster anisogonius 364 2
  • Discoaster anisogonius 365 3
    10µm
Discoaster anisogonius, Late Oligocene, DSDP Leg 25, Site 242, Mozambique Channel (Davie Ridge), Indian Ocean

Set number: 4629

  • Discoaster anisogonius VR 32173 1
  • Discoaster anisogonius VR 32174 2
  • Discoaster anisogonius VR 32169 3
  • Discoaster anisogonius VR 32170 4
  • Discoaster anisogonius VR 32175 5
  • Discoaster anisogonius VR 32172 6
  • Discoaster anisogonius VR 32168 7
  • Discoaster anisogonius VR 32171 8
  • Discoaster anisogonius VR 32164 9
  • Discoaster anisogonius VR 32165 10
  • Discoaster anisogonius VR 32166 11
  • Discoaster anisogonius VR 32167 12
    10µm
Discoaster anisogonius, Late Oligocene, DSDP Leg 25, Site 242, Mozambique Channel (Davie Ridge), Indian Ocean
Final Epithet
Discoaster anisogonius Varol, in prep.
Basionym

Discoaster anisogonius Varol, in prep.

Diagnosis

A five-armed species of Discoaster resembling Discoaster deflandrei, distinguished by irregular angular spacing between the arms, with one or more inter-arm angles differing from the others.

Etymology

From Greek anisos, unequal and gonia, angle, referring to the unequal angular spacing between the five arms.