Melitasphaeridium Harland et al. 1979

Dinophyceae - Gonyaulacales - Gonyaulacaceae

Full reference: R. Harland, J. Hill, A. Cainozoic "Hystrichosphaeridium" Deflandre Cookson Review Palaeobotany and Palynology. 1979. A reappraisal of the Cainozoic dinoflagellate cyst "Hystrichosphaeridium" choanophorum Deflandre et Cookson 1955. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 28:37-45

Parent taxon: Gonyaulacaceae according to R. Harland et al. 1979

Sister taxa: Achilleodinium, Achomosphaera, Amiculosphaera, Amphorosphaeridium, Araneosphaera, Areosphaeridium, Ataxiodinium, Atlantodinium, Avellodinium, Bitectatodinium, Cannosphaeropsis, Carduifolia, Cassiculosphaeridia, Chytroeisphaeridia, Cometodinium, Conneximura, Cordosphaeridium, Coronifera, Corradinisphaeridium, Corrudinium, Cousteaudinium, Cribroperidinium, Ctenidodinium, Cyclapophysis, Dalella, Damassadinium, Diphyes, Discorsia, Dissiliodinium, Eatonicysta, Endoscrinium, Epitricysta, Escharisphaeridia, Evittosphaerula, Exiguisphaera, Fibradinium, Fibrocysta, Florentinia, Galeacysta, Gelatia, Gonyaulacysta, Gonyaulax, Habibacysta, Hafniasphaera, Hapsocysta, Hemiplacophora, Heterosphaeridium, Hystrichodinium, Hystrichokolpoma, Hystrichosphaerina, Impagidinium, Kaiwaradinium, Kallosphaeridium, Kenleyia, Kiokansium, Kleithriasphaeridium, Lanternosphaeridium, Leptodinioideae, Leptodinium, Liesbergia, Lingulodinium, Litosphaeridium, Meiourogonyaulax, Nematosphaeropsis, Nexosispinum, Ochetodinium, Oligosphaeridium, Operculodinium, Perisseiasphaeridium, Pervosphaeridium, Protoellipsodinium, Psaligonyaulax, Pterodinium, Pyxidinopsis, Rhynchodiniopsis, Rigaudella, Saturnodinium, Scriniodinium, Sentusidinium, Sirmiodiniopsis, Sirmiodinium, Stephodinium, Stiphrosphaeridium, Surculosphaeridium, Systematophora, Tehamadinium, Thalassiphora, Tubotuberella, Unipontidinium, Wanaea, Wilsonisphaera, Yalkalpodinium

Subtaxa: none

Distribution:

• Pliocene of the Netherlands (1 collection)

• Miocene of Azerbaijan (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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