Discoaster icarus

Stradner, 1973 Apr 11, 2026
158 Discoaster icarus 19 44 242 6cc

Discoaster icarus, distal view, NN9, Late Miocene, DSDP Leg 25, Site 242, Mozambique Channel (Davie Ridge), Indian Ocean

21 Discoaster icarus 242 6cc

Discoaster icarus, distal view, NN9, Late Miocene, DSDP Leg 25, Site 242, Mozambique Channel (Davie Ridge), Indian Ocean

15 Discoaster icarus 10 83 242 6cc

Discoaster icarus, distal view, NN9, Late Miocene, DSDP Leg 25, Site 242, Mozambique Channel (Davie Ridge), Indian Ocean

Final Epithet
Discoaster icarus Stradner, 1973
Basionym

Discoaster icarus Stradner 1973

References

Stradner, H. 1973. Catalogue of calcareous nannoplankton from sediments of Neogene age in the eastern North Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea. Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project. 13: 1137-119

Taxonomy
Discoaster
Biostratigraphy
  • Phanerozoic
    • Cenozoic
      • Neogene
        • Miocene
          • Late Miocene
Stratigraphic Range
Late Miocene
Age (Ma)
11.63? - 5.33
Holotype
21 Discoaster icarus 242 6cc

Discoaster icarus Stradner, 1973

Late Miocene

DSDP Leg 13, Site 134, The Mediterranean