Vagalapilla aachena Bukry 1969
Publication Details
Vagalapilla aachena Bukry 1969: 55, pl. 31: figs. 6-9
Published in: Bukry, D. (1969). Upper Cretaceous coccoliths from Texas and Europe. The University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions 51: 1-80, 1 figure, 2 tables, 40 plates, 5 appendices.
Request PDFPublication date: 14 March 1969
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Vagalapilla is Vagalapilla imbricata (S.Gartner) Bukry.
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.
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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Fossil Range note
Upper Cretaceous (Santonian-Campanian) - (10 September 2020) - M.D. Guiry
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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 28 June 2025
