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Fromea

Taxonomy
Fromea was named by Cookson and Eisenack (1958). It is not extant. Its type is Fromea amphora.

It was assigned to Acritarcha by Cookson and Eisenak (1958); and to Dinoflagellata by Lakhanpal et al. (1976).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Fromea Cookson and Eisenack
1958Fromea Cookson and Eisenak
1976Fromea Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
RankNameAuthor
AcritarchaEvitt 1963
genusFromea

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Fromea Cookson and Eisenack 1958
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Fromea acambra Sah et al. 1970
Fromea amphora Cookson and Eisenack 1958
Fromea atlantica Habib 1972
Fromea fragilis Stover and Evitt 1962
Fromea laevigata Stover and Evitt 1978
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available