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Helicolithus turonicus

Coccolithophyceae - Eiffellithales - Eiffellithaceae

Taxonomy
Helicolithus turonicus was named by Varol and Girgis (1994).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. bifarius
Entered
by P. Bown on 2006-10-17

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Helicolithus turonicus Varol and Girgis
1998Helicolithus turonicus Bown
1998Helicolithus turonicus Burnett

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
—Hacrobia
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderEiffellithalesRood et al. 1971
familyEiffellithaceaeReinhardt 1965
genusHelicolithus
speciesturonicusVarol and Girgis 1994

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.

†Helicolithus turonicus Varol and Girgis 1994
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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: Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Indian Ocean Helicolithus turonicus (250864 250865 250867 250868)