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Helenifore ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Ceratoikiscidae : Helenifore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Albaillellaria : Ceratoikiscidae : Helenifore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Helenifore Nazarov & Ormiston, 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Micropaleontology 29 (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 408 - 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 380 - 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | passively mobile (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | omnivore (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Helenifore laticlavium ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Helenifore pilosidiscus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Helenifore robustum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 380 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 380 Ma Late/Upper Devonian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1983 | Helenifore Nazarov and Ormiston |
| 1990 | Nazaromistonella Furutani |
| 1999 | Helenifore Aitchison et al. p. 158 |
| 1999 | Durahelenifore Boundy-Sanders and Murchey |
| 2001 | Helenifore De Wever et al. p. 92 |
| 2002 | Helenifore Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2003 | Durahelenifore Wang et al. p. 138 |
| 2003 | Helenifore Wang et al. p. 138 |
| 2017 | Helenifore Noble et al. p. 424 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
