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Helicolithus anceps

Coccolithophyceae - Eiffellithales - Eiffellithaceae

Taxonomy
Discolithus anceps was named by Górka (1957). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Helicolithus anceps by Górka (1957), Noël (1970), Bown (1998).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Discolithus anceps Górka
1957Helicolithus anceps Górka
1970Helicolithus anceps Noël
1998Helicolithus anceps Bown

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
—Hacrobia
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
classCoccolithophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderEiffellithalesRood et al. 1971
familyEiffellithaceaeReinhardt 1965
genusHelicolithus
speciesanceps(Górka 1957)

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 anceps Górka 1957
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available