Rogerella aydimi Gallardo-Garcia and Serra-Kiel was described from the Priabonian Haluf Member of the Aydim Formation, Oman. Based on new finds from the Bartonian Hoya Formation of SE Turkey and the Jahrum Formation of Iran, its taxonomic status is discussed herein. It is concluded that it represents a species of Dictyoconus with a simple subepidermal network (1 rafter, 1 intercalary beam) below a thin epiderm. The stratigraphic range of D. aydimi known thus far is Bartonian-Priabonian or Shallow Benthic Zone 17– 20. The distribution of D. aydimi gives further evidence for a Middle-Late Eocene faunal provincialism of the Arabian Plate (Somalia, Oman, Iran, Iraq, SE Turkey). | ÖZGEN-ERDEM et al. Turkish J Earth Sci Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences Turkish J Earth Sci 2021 30 268-278 http earth TÜBİTAK Research Article doi yer-2007-2 Dictyoconus aydimi Gallardo-Garcia and Serra-Kiel 2016 comb. nov. larger benthic foraminifera from the Middle-Upper Eocene of the Middle East SE Turkey Iraq SW Iran Oman New evidence for Arabian Plate faunal provincialism Nazire ÖZGEN-ERDEM1 Felix SCHLAGINTWEIT2 Derya SİNANOĞLU3 1 Department of Geological Engineering Sivas Cumhuriyet University Sivas Turkey 2 Lerchenauerstr. 167 80935 Munich Germany 3 Department of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering Batman University Batman Turkey Received Accepted Published Online Final Version Abstract Rogerella aydimi Gallardo-Garcia and Serra-Kiel was described from the Priabonian Haluf Member of the Aydim Formation Oman. Based on new finds from the Bartonian Hoya Formation of SE Turkey and the Jahrum Formation of Iran its taxonomic status is discussed herein. It is concluded that it represents a species of Dictyoconus with a simple subepidermal network 1 rafter 1 intercalary beam below a thin epiderm. The stratigraphic range of D. aydimi known thus far is Bartonian-Priabonian or Shallow Benthic Zone 17 20. The distribution of D. aydimi gives further evidence for a Middle-Late Eocene faunal provincialism of the Arabian Plate Somalia Oman Iran Iraq SE Turkey . Key words Benthic foraminifera taxonomy and systematics biostratigraphy paleobiogeography Eocene SE Turkey 1. Introduction and Serra-Kiel as described recently in Serra-Kiel et al. Larger agglutinated conical benthic foraminifera are 2016 from the Middle-Upper Eocene of Oman. The a typical constituent of Paleogene inner platform present findings from Turkey represent the first discovery carbonates . Hottinger and Drobne 1980 Vecchio and of its type-locality. The aim of the present study was to 1 Hottinger 2007 Powell 2010 . As in the Lower and .
