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Helicosphaera

Taxonomy
Helicosphaera was named by Kamptner (1954).

It was assigned to Haptophyta by Hyzny et al. (2012).

Species
H. carteri, H. ethologa, H. lophota, H. neolophota, H. orientalis, H. stalis
Species lacking formal opinion data
H. reticulata

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Helicosphaera Kamptner
1967Helicopontosphaera Hay and Mohler
2012Helicosphaera Hyzny et al.

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

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.

G. †Helicosphaera Kamptner 1954
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†Helicosphaera carteri Wallich 1877
†Helicosphaera lophota Bramlette and Sullivan 1961
†Helicosphaera neolophota Barron et al. 1984
†Helicosphaera stalis Theodoridis 1984
Invalid names: Helicopontosphaera Hay and Mohler 1967 [synonym]
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 Lutetian to the top of the Gelasian or 47.80000 to 1.80600 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Georgia) H. seminulum, H. sp. (4868)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0USA (California) H. neolophota (201733)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (California) H. seminutum, H. lophota (206538 206539 206540)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Jordan H. sp. (32899)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Tonga H. compacta, H. intermedia, H. reticulata (43006)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (California) H. scissura, H. carteri (196138)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97India H. carteri (111542)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Taiwan H. carteri (41742)
Miocene - Pliocene23.03 - 2.588Chile (Atacama) H. carteri (221936)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Azerbaijan H. waltrans, H. sp., H. ampliaperta, H. carteri (116629)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy (Veneto) H. sp., H. ampliaperta (233559)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France H. ampliapertura, H. carteri (66288)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Azerbaijan H. carteri (116631)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Cyprus H. walbersdorfensis, H. carteri (66957)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Ecuador Helicopontosphaera sellii (90851)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Slovakia H. mediterranea, H. wallichii, H. carteri (145935) H. walbersdorfensis (145938)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Slovenia H. carteri (55454)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Slovakia H. wallichii, H. carteri (145974)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Greece H. carteri, H. orientalis, H. stalis (138313)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Tanzania (Lindi) H. sellii (179884)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Greece (Zakynthos) H. carteri (207583)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Piedmont) H. carteri (113998)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Siena) H. sellii, H. carteri (45497)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Ecuador Helicopontosphaera kamptneri, Helicopontosphaera sellii (90840)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Ireland H. ampliaperta, H. inversa, H. carteri (152368)