New Radiolarian Species of the Genus Patellula Kozlova from the Turonian–Maastrichtian Sections of Cyprus and Crimea
Journal: Paleontological Journal
Year: 2023

Numerous representatives of the genus Patellula Kozlova, 1972 were studied from the Upper Cretaceous deposits of Perapedhi, Kannaviou and Lefkara formations (Cyprus). Two new species were described: Patellula mangaleniensis sp. nov. and Patellula solaris sp. nov. The species P. mangaleniensis was found in Crimea within the Afens perapediensis Zone (upper part of the Upper Santonian). The earliest representatives of Patellula euessceei Empson-Morin, 1981 were for the first time found in the Upper