Vekshinella aachena (Bukry) Wind & S.W.Wise 1977

Publication Details
Vekshinella aachena (Bukry) Wind & S.W.Wise 1977: 307, pl. 42: fig. 4

Published in: Wise, S.W. & Wind, F.H. (1977). Mesozoic and Cenozoic calcareous nannofossils recovered by DSDP Leg 36 drilling on the Falkland Plateau, south-west Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean. Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project 36(8): 269-491, 3 figures, 7 tables, 89 plates.

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Publication date: 1977

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Vekshinella is Vekshinella acutiferra (Vekshina) Loeblich & Tappan.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Staurolithites aachenus (Bukry) J.A.Burnett.

Source of Synonymy
Burnett, J.A. (1997). New species and new combinations of Cretaceous nannofossils and a note on the origin of Petrarhabdus (Deflandre) Wise & Wind. Journal of Nannoplankton Research 19(2): 133-146, 2 plates.

Basionym
Vagalapilla aachena Bukry

Fossil
Described as a fossil.

Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latinised), Aachen (a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)?.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 28 January 2025

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 January 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 June 2025