†Actinocyclus ellipticus Grunow 1883 (diatom)
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Bacillariophyceae - Hemidiscaceae
Belongs to Actinocyclus according to R. N. Lakhanpal et al. 1976
See also Andrews 1976
Sister taxa: Actinocyclus actinochilus, Actinocyclus ehrenbergii, Actinocyclus ingens, Actinocyclus octonarius, Actinocyclus tenellus
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Miocene of Chile (1 collection), United States (2: Maryland, Virginia)
• Neogene of India (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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