†Helenea Worsley 1971 (haptophyte alga)
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Coccolithophyceae - Podorhabdales - Cretarhabdaceae
Synonym: Microstaurus Black 1971
Parent taxon: Cretarhabdaceae according to P. R. Bown and J. R. Young 1997
Sister taxa: Cretarhabdus, Cruciellipsis, Flabellites, Grantarhabdus, Miravetesina, Pickelhaube, Polypodorhabdus, Retecapsa, Speetonia
Subtaxa: Helenea chiastia Helenea conus Helenea quadrata Helenea staurolithina
Type: Helenea staurolithina
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Germany (1 collection), Tanzania (3)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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