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:
• NN21 of Indian Ocean (3 collections)
• Quaternary of Indian Ocean (34), South Atlantic (2)
• NN16 of Indian Ocean (36)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of North Pacific (1)
• Pliocene of Indian Ocean (21), North Pacific (7)
• NN12 of Indian Ocean (6)
• Miocene to Pliocene of North Pacific (5)
• Miocene of Chile (1), Indian Ocean (50), North Pacific (79), United States (1: Maryland)
• Neogene of India (1)
Total: 247 collections including 262 occurrences
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