Eiffellithus eximius

(Stover, 1966) Perch-Nielsen, 1968 Oct 21, 2026

Set number: 4796

  • Eiffellithus eximius 05460 1
  • Eiffellithus eximius 05457 2
  • Eiffellithus eximius 05461 3
  • Eiffellithus eximius 05464 4
  • Eiffellithus eximius 05459 5
  • Eiffellithus eximius 05458 6
  • Eiffellithus eximius 05462 7
  • Eiffellithus eximius 05463 8
  • Eiffellithus eximius 05465 9
    10µm
Eiffellithus eximius, Late Santonian, Arabian Peninsula (The specific location cannot be disclosed)
Final Epithet
Eiffellithus eximius (Stover, 1966) Perch-Nielsen, 1968
Basionym

Clinorhabdus eximius Stover, 1966

Variants

Eiffellithus augustus Bukry, 1969

Eiffellithus nudus Shamrock in Shamrock & Watkins, 2009

References

Bukry, D. 1969. Upper Cretaceous coccoliths from Texas and Europe. University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions, Articles 51 (Protista 2): 1-79.

Perch-Nielsen, K., 1968c. Der Feinbau und die Klassifikation der Coccolithen aus dem Maastrichtien von Danemark. Biologiske Skrifter, Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab 16: 1-96.

Shamrock, J. L. & Watkins, D. K. 2009. Evolution of the Cretaceous calcareous nannofossil genus Eiffellithus and its biostratigraphic significance. Cretaceous Research. 30(5): 1083-1102.

Stover, L. E. 1966. Cretaceous coccoliths and associated nannofossils from France and the Netherlands. Micropaleontology 12(2): 133-167.

Taxonomy
Eiffellithus
Uncategorised
Biostratigraphy
  • Phanerozoic
    • Mesozoic
      • Cretaceous
        • Late Cretaceous
          • Senonian
            • Campanian
              • Late Campanian
          • Gallic
            • Turonian
              • Middle Turonian
Stratigraphic Range
Middle Turonian - Late Campanian
Age (Ma)
92.90 - 75.85