Dinophyceae - Peridiniales - Peridiniaceae
Synonym: Palaeoperidinium Deflandre 1934
Parent taxon: Peridiniaceae according to Deflandre 1934
See also Andrews 1970, Lakhanpal et al. 1976 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: Astrocysta cretacea Palaeoperidinium cretaceum Palaeoperidinium pyrophorum Palaeoperidinium ventriosum
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Argentina (1 collection), United States (2: Missouri)
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of Antarctica (1)
• Cretaceous of Antarctica (2), Brazil (3), India (1)
• Triassic of Canada (1: Alberta)
• Permian of Canada (1: Alberta)
Total: 12 collections including 13 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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