†Stephanopyxis turris Greville and Arnot 1857 (diatom)
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Bacillariophyceae - Melosirales - Stephanopyxidaceae
Alternative combination: Cresswellia turris
Belongs to Stephanopyxis according to P. M. Tapia and D. M. Harwood 2002
See also Andrews 1976 and Lakhanpal et al. 1976
Sister taxa: Stephanopyxis corona, Stephanopyxis lineata, Stephanopyxis simonseni
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Japan (1 collection)
• Neogene of India (1)
• Miocene of United States (2: Maryland, North Carolina)
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (1)
• Paleocene of Antarctica (17)
• Cretaceous of Antarctica (20), Canada (45: Northwest Territories, Nunavut)
Total: 87 collections including 93 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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