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Helvetocapsa lemanensis

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Williriedellidae

Taxonomy
Helvetocapsa lemanensis was named by O'Dogherty et al. (2006). Its type specimen is LO16769. Its type locality is VS 3, Vorderi Schneit outcrop, Perrières series, Gets Nappe, Alps, which is in a Bathonian basinal (siliciclastic) chert in Switzerland.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Helvetocapsa lemanensis O'Dogherty et al. p. 450 figs. Pl. 8

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
RankNameAuthor
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyWilliriedellidaeDumitrica 1970
genusHelvetocapsa
specieslemanensis

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Helvetocapsa lemanensis O'Dogherty et al. 2006
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicap
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: passively mobilep
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: omnivorep
Created: 2005-01-28 01:13:47
Modified: 2005-01-28 03:13:47
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 1999

Age range: base of the Callovian to the top of the Middle Bathonian or 166.10000 to 164.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Bajocian - Early/Lower Bathonian171.6 - 164.7Costa Rica Helvetocapsa lemanensis (209714)
Middle Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Switzerland Helvetocapsa lemanensis (type locality: 66939)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Italy Helvetocapsa lemanensis (89641 89642)