Remarks on original description: Haeckel listed Oroscena huxleyi under the subgeneric name Orodendrum, but did not include the subgeneric name in the species name.
See also Oroscena darwinii and O. gegenbauri Haeckel 1887a.[comment from RadWorld database]
Description
Biogeography and Palaeobiology
Biostratigraphic distribution
Geological Range: Last occurrence (top): Extant. Data source: First occurrence (base): within Pleistocene Epoch (0.01-2.59Ma, base in Gelasian stage). Data source:
Plot of occurrence data:
Range-bar - range as quoted above, pink interval top occurs in, green interval base occurs in.
Triangles indicate an event for which a precise placement has been suggested.
(NB There is no histogram as there are no occurrence records for the taxon in the Neptune database) Parent: Oroscena
References:
Haeckel, E (1887). Report on the Radiolaria collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. 18: 1-1803. gsO
Oroscena huxleyi compiled by the radiolaria@mikrotax project teamviewed: 5-10-2026