Helicosphaera tenebriscornus

Varol, in press. Sep 11, 2020

Set number: 219

  • Helicosphaera tenebriscornus 27607 1
  • Helicosphaera tenebriscornus 27610 2
  • Helicosphaera tenebriscornus 27611 3
  • Helicosphaera tenebriscornus 27614 4
  • Helicosphaera tenebriscornus 27608 5
  • Helicosphaera tenebriscornus 27609 6
  • Helicosphaera tenebriscornus 27612 7
  • Helicosphaera tenebriscornus 27613 8
  • Helicosphaera tenebriscornus 27615 9
  • Helicosphaera tenebriscornus 27616 10
  • Helicosphaera tenebriscornus 27617 11
    10µm
Helicosphaera tenebriscornus, Middle Miocene, Malta

Set number: 1269

  • Helicosphaera tenebricornus VR 05806 1
  • Helicosphaera tenebricornus VR 05803 2
  • Helicosphaera tenebricornus VR 05809 3
  • Helicosphaera tenebricornus VR 05815 4
  • Helicosphaera tenebricornus VR 05807 5
  • Helicosphaera tenebricornus VR 05804 6
  • Helicosphaera tenebricornus VR 05808 7
  • Helicosphaera tenebricornus VR 05814 8
  • Helicosphaera tenebricornus VR 05816 9
  • Helicosphaera tenebricornus VR 05817 10
  • Helicosphaera tenebricornus VR 05812 11
  • Helicosphaera tenebricornus VR 05810 12
    10µm
Helicosphaera tenebriscornus, Middle Pleistocene, DSDP Leg 23 Site 229A, Red Sea
Final Epithet
Helicosphaera tenebriscornus Varol, in press.
Basionym

Helicosphaera tenebriscornus Varol, in prep.

Etymology

From Latin, tenebricornis, dark wing - referring to its non-birefringent wing in polarised light.

Taxonomy
Helicosphaera
Biostratigraphy
  • Phanerozoic
    • Cenozoic
      • Quaternary
        • Holocene
          • -
            • Recent
              • Extant
      • Neogene
        • Miocene
          • Middle Miocene
            • Langhian
Stratigraphic Range
Langhian - Recent
Age (Ma)
15.99? - 0.00?
Holotype
Helicosphaera tenebriscornus 27610 Helicosphaera tenebriscornus 27610

Helicosphaera tenebriscornus Varol, n. sp.

Middle Miocene

Malta