Helicosphaera consimilis

Varol, in prep. Sep 10, 2020

Set number: 450

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Helicosphaera consimilis, Late Miocene, Adana Basin, Turkey

Fig. 1 Length: 9.80µm; Fig. 2 Length: 9.80µm; Fig. 3 Length: 9.60µm

Set number: 1257

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Helicosphaera consimilis, Middle Pleistocene, DSDP Leg 23 Site 229A, Red Sea

Set number: 1256

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Helicosphaera consimilis, Middle Pleistocene, DSDP Leg 23 Site 229A, Red Sea

Set number: 1255

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Helicosphaera consimilis, Middle Pleistocene, DSDP Leg 23 Site 229A, Red Sea

Set number: 1254

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Helicosphaera consimilis, Late Pleistocene, DSDP Leg 23 Site 229A, Red Sea

Set number: 1253

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Helicosphaera consimilis, Late Pleistocene, DSDP Leg 23 Site 229A, Red Sea

Set number: 329

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Helicosphaera consimilis, Middle Pleistocene, The Solomon Islands

Set number: 330

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Helicosphaera consimilis, Middle Pleistocene, The Solomon Islands

Set number: 983

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Helicosphaera consimilis, Early Pliocene, DSDP Leg 23, Site 225, Red Sea

Final Epithet

Helicosphaera consimilis Varol, in prep.

Basionym

Helicosphaera consimilis Varol, in prep.

Etymology

From Latin, consimilis, similar to- referring to its similarity to Helicosphaera wallichii but one of the elongates pores is aligned with the axial suture

Taxonomy

Helicosphaera

Biostratigraphy

Stratigraphic Range

Zanclean - Recent

Age (Ma)

5.33? - 0.00

Holotype

Helicosphaera consimilis Varol, n. sp.

Middle Pleistocene

Solomon Islands