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Retisphaeridium

Taxonomy
Retisphaeridium was named by Staplin et al. (1965). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Retisphaeridium dichamerum.

It was assigned to Acritarcha by Andrews (1970), Mussini et al. (2025).

Species
R. dichamerum (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Retisphaeridium Staplin et al.
1970Retisphaeridium Andrews
2025Retisphaeridium Mussini et al.

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
RankNameAuthor
AcritarchaEvitt 1963
genusRetisphaeridiumStaplin et al. 1965

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. †Retisphaeridium Staplin et al. 1965
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Retisphaeridium dichamerum Staplin et al. 1965
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available