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Helicosphaera orientalis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Helicosphaera orientalis Black

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Chromalveolata
RankNameAuthor
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
genusHelicosphaeraKamptner 1954
speciesorientalisBlack 1971

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Measurements
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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 Selandian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 61.66000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (36 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.66 - 59.24North Atlantic Helicosphaera orientalis (267984 267985 267987 267989)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Indian Ocean Helicosphaera orientalis (248741 252510 252512 252513 252514 252517 252518 252519 252521 252522 252524 252526 252527 252529 252531 252532 252533 252534 252535 252536 252537 252538 252540)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Greece Helicosphaera orientalis (138313)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Indian Ocean Helicosphaera orientalis (249847 254809 254830 254838 254855 254856 254857)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Indian Ocean Helicosphaera orientalis (259299)