Distephanus speculum Ehrenberg 1839
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Chrysophyceae - Phytomastigophora - Dictyochaceae
Alternative combination: Dictyocha speculum
Full reference: C.G. Ehrenberg. 1839. Über die Bildung der Kreidefelsen und des Kreidemergels durch unsichtbare Organismen. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin, Physikalische Klasse 1839:59-147
Belongs to Distephanus according to E. Haeckel 1887
See also Ehrenberg 1839, Lakhanpal et al. 1976 and Martin 1904
Sister taxa: Distephanus pseudofibula, Distephanus boliviensis, Distephanus crux
Distribution:
• Neogene of India (1 collection)
• Miocene of Chile (1), Mexico (1), United States (1: North Carolina)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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