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Helicosphaera carteri

Taxonomy
Coccosphaera carterii was named by Wallich (1877).

It was recombined as Helicosphaera carteri by Kamptner (1954).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Coccosphaera carterii Wallich
1954Helicosphaera carteri Kamptner

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RankNameAuthor
Eukaryota()
Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
genusHelicosphaeraKamptner 1954
speciescarteri(Wallich 1877)

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.

Helicosphaera carteri Wallich 1877
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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: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Gelasian or 20.44000 to 1.80600 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Taiwan Helicosphaera carteri (41742)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97India Helicosphaera carteri (111542)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (California) Helicosphaera carteri (196138)
Miocene - Pliocene23.03 - 2.588Chile (Atacama) Helicosphaera carteri (221936)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Helicosphaera carteri (66288)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Azerbaijan Helicosphaera carteri (116629)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Azerbaijan Helicosphaera carteri (116631)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Cyprus Helicosphaera carteri (66957)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Slovakia Helicosphaera carteri (145935)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Slovakia Helicosphaera carteri (145974)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Slovenia Helicosphaera carteri (55454)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Greece Helicosphaera carteri (138313)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Piedmont) Helicosphaera carteri (113998)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Greece (Zakynthos) Helicosphaera carteri (207583)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Siena) Helicosphaera carteri (45497)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Ireland Helicosphaera carteri (152368)