Jean M. Self-Trail
2014
<p>High-resolution analysis of sediments from four coreholes associated with the Chesapeake Bay impact crater has resulted in the identification of a new species, <i>Catinaster virginianus.</i> This species is similar to <i>Catinaster coalitus</i> <i>coalitus,</i> but differs in having a proximal stem. The first occurrence of <i>C. virginianus</i> is in Zone NN5, and is older than any previously identified <i>Catinaster</i>. This species has been identified previously as <i>Catinaster </i>sp. from the Gulf of Mexico and the Carpathian Foredeep and suggests both a global distribution and synchronous stratigraphic range. Morphologic similarities with <i>Discoaster variabilis</i> may suggest a taxonomic relationship to the <i>D. variabilis</i> lineage.</p>
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International Nanoplankton Association
<i>Catinaster virginianus</i> sp. nov.: A new species of <i>Catinaster</i> from the middle Miocene Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain
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