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Helicosphaera neolophota

Taxonomy
Helicosphaera neolophota was named by Barron et al. (1984). Its type specimen is USNM 347046, a test, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Camino Diablo Road, which is in a Lutetian/Bartonian marine shale in the Kellogg Formation of California.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. reticulata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Helicosphaera neolophota Barron et al. p. 152

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

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 neolophota Barron et al. 1984
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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 Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 47.80000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0USA (California) Helicosphaera neolophota (type locality: 201733)