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Helicosphaera carteri

Taxonomy
Coccosphaera carterii was named by Wallich (1877).

It was recombined as Helicosphaera carteri by Kamptner (1954).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. reticulata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Coccosphaera carterii Wallich
1954Helicosphaera carteri Kamptner

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
RankNameAuthor
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
genusHelicosphaeraKamptner 1954
speciescarteri(Wallich 1877)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Helicosphaera carteri Wallich 1877
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: oceanic, oligotrophic, marine, brackishp
Locomotion: passively mobilep
Life habit: planktonicp
Depth habitat: surfacep
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2006-10-31 06:24:05
Modified: 2006-10-31 08:24:05
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Gelasian or 20.45000 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Taiwan Helicosphaera carteri (41742)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98India Helicosphaera carteri (111542)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (California) Helicosphaera carteri (196138)
Miocene - Pliocene23.04 - 2.58Chile (Atacama) Helicosphaera carteri (221936)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France Helicosphaera carteri (66288)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Azerbaijan Helicosphaera carteri (116629)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Cyprus Helicosphaera carteri (66957)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Azerbaijan Helicosphaera carteri (116631)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Slovakia Helicosphaera carteri (145935)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Slovenia Helicosphaera carteri (55454)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Slovakia Helicosphaera carteri (145974)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Greece Helicosphaera carteri (138313)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Piedmont) Helicosphaera carteri (113998)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Greece (Zakynthos) Helicosphaera carteri (207583)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Siena) Helicosphaera carteri (45497)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Ireland Helicosphaera carteri (152368)