Dinophyceae - Peridiniales - Peridiniaceae
Synonym: Senegalinium Jain and Millepied 1973
Full reference: A. Eisenack. 1938. Die Phosphoritknollen der Bernsteinformation als Überlieferer tertiären Planktons. Schriften der Physikalisch-Ökonomischen Gesellschaft zu Königsberg 70(2):181-188
Parent taxon: Peridiniaceae according to Jain and Millepied 1973
See also Andrews 1970, Eisenack 1938 and Morgan 1978
Sister taxa: Alterbia, Alterbidinium, Andalusiella, Ascodinium, Brigantedinium, Cepadinium, Cerodinium, Charlesdowniea, Chatangiella, Craspedodinium, Dioxya, Epelidosphaeridia, Eucladinium, Geiselodinium, Glenodinium, Heibergella, Hexagonifera, Holmwoodinium, Isabelidinium, Leberidocysta, Lentinia, Maduradinium, Manumiella, Muiriella, Obliquipithonella, Orthopithonella, Palaeohystrichophora, Peridinium, Phthanoperidinium, Pierceites, Pithonella, Pyxidiella, Quinquecuspis, Satyrodinium, Subtilisphaera, Talimudinium, Trinovantedinium, Trithyrodinium, Votadinium, Vozzhennikovia, Wilsonidium
Subtaxa: Deflandrea acuminata Deflandrea antarctica Deflandrea cincta Deflandrea galeata Deflandrea granulata Deflandrea korojonensis Deflandrea minor Deflandrea parva Deflandrea pellucida Deflandrea phosphoritica Deflandrea serratula Senegalinium aenigmaticum Senegalinium bicavatum Senegalinium dubium Senegalinium granulostriatum Senegalinium laevigatum Senegalinium psilatum Senegalinium trisinum
Type: Deflandrea phosphoritica
Distribution:
• Miocene of Azerbaijan (2 collections)
• Oligocene of Azerbaijan (1), Germany (1)
• Eocene of Antarctica (2), United States (1: Virginia)
• Paleocene of Argentina (1), New Zealand (1), United States (5: Missouri)
• Cretaceous of Antarctica (1), Israel (1), Nigeria (21), United States (3: Alabama, Mississippi)
Total: 40 collections including 67 occurrences
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