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Spinidinium

Dinophyceae - Peridiniales - Deflandreaceae

Taxonomy
Spinidinium was named by Cookson and Eisenack (1962). It is not extant. Its type is Spinidinium styloniferum.

It was assigned to Deflandreaceae by Cookson and Eisenack (1962); and to Peridiniaceae by Cookson and Eisenak (1962).

Species
S. boydii, S. echinoideum, S. lanterna, S. macmurdoense, S. styloniferum (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
S. vesitum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Spinidinium Cookson and Eisenack p. 489 figs. pl.1-7
1962Spinidinium Cookson and Eisenak

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
—Alveolata
—Myzozoa
subphylumDinozoa
RankNameAuthor
superclassDinoflagellata
classDinophyceae
orderPeridiniales
familyDeflandreaceae
genusSpinidinium

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. †Spinidinium Cookson and Eisenack 1962
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†Spinidinium boydii Morgan 1975
†Spinidinium echinoideum Lentin and Williams 1976
†Spinidinium lanterna Cookson and Eisenack 1970
†Spinidinium macmurdoense Lentin and Williams 1976
†Spinidinium styloniferum Cookson and Eisenack 1962
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available