Discoaster moorei

Bukry, 1971 Oct 07, 2026

Set number: 4630

  • Discoaster moorei 26865 1
  • Discoaster moorei 26860 2
  • Discoaster moorei 26859 3
  • Discoaster moorei 26861 4
  • Discoaster moorei 26863 5
  • Discoaster moorei 26864 6
  • Discoaster moorei 26862 7
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Discoaster moorei, Late Miocene, DSDP Leg 25, Site 242, Mozambique Channel (Davie Ridge), Indian Ocean
Final Epithet
Discoaster moorei Bukry, 1971
Basionym

Discoaster moorei Bukry, 1971a

References

Bukry, D. 1971a. Discoaster evolutionary trends. Micropaleontology 17: 43-52.

Taxonomy
Discoaster
Neostellates produce interference colours
Neostellates, 3 to 6 long arm, with simple tips
Neostellates, 4 to 6 long arms with bifurcation
Neostellates, 4 to 8 arms with bifurcation
Neostellates, 6 short arms with simple tips
Neostellates, bulged central area with proximal ridges
Neostellates, bulged central area with sutural & proximal ridges
Neostellates, featureless central area with distal ridges
Neostellates, proximal ridges give rise to a third furcation
Neostellates, with distal & proximal knobs
Rosettes, >10 arms
Rosettes, proximal & distal processes, >10 arms
Stellate malformed
Stellates, 4 to 5 arms with bifurcation
Stellates, 5 to 9 arms with bifurcation & nodes
Stellates, often curved arms with simple tips
Uncategorised
Biostratigraphy
  • Phanerozoic
    • Cenozoic
      • Neogene
        • Miocene
          • Late Miocene
            • Tortonian
          • Middle Miocene
            • Langhian
Stratigraphic Range
Langhian - Tortonian
Age (Ma)
15.99? - 7.25?