Pervilithus varius

Crux, 1981 Aug 03, 2020

Set number: 50

  • Lapideacassis sp 16705 1
  • Lapideacassis sp 16706 2
  • Lapideacassis sp 16703 3
  • Lapideacassis sp 16704 4
    10µm
Pervilithus varius, Aptian, DSDP Leg 36, Site 327A, The Maurice Ewing Bank, Falkland Plateau
Final Epithet
Pervilithus varius Crux, 1981
Basionym

Pervilithus varius Crux, 1981

Synonyms

Eprolithus bettenstaedtii Mutterlose, 1992b

Optical Properties

Optical characteristics are consistent with those of the genus Pervilithus.

Remarks

The holotype of Pervilithus varius displays nine segments.

References

Crux, J. A., 1981. New calcareous nannofossil taxa from the Cretaceous of South East England. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Monatshefte 1981, 633-640.

Mutterlose, J., 1992b. Lower Cretaceous nannofossil biostratigraphy off northwestern Australia (Leg 123). Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Scientific Results 123, 343-368.

Taxonomy
Pervilithus
Biostratigraphy
  • Phanerozoic
    • Cenozoic
      • Paleogene
        • Eocene
          • Late Eocene
            • Priabonian
    • Mesozoic
      • Cretaceous
        • Early Cretaceous
          • Middle Cretaceous
            • Aptian
Stratigraphic Range
Aptian - Priabonian
Age (Ma)
121.24? - 33.90?
Holotype
Lapideacassis sp 16706

Pervilithus varius Crux, 1981

Cenomanian

Southeast England