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Goniosphaeridium

Taxonomy
Goniosphaeridium was named by Eisenack (1969). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Acritarcha by Maletz et al. (2023).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Goniosphaeridium Eisenack
2023Goniosphaeridium Maletz et al.

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
RankNameAuthor
AcritarchaEvitt 1963
genusGoniosphaeridiumEisenack 1969

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. †Goniosphaeridium Eisenack 1969
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Environment: marineuc
Diet: "photoautotroph"uc
Created: 2026-03-25 11:23:14
Modified: 2026-03-25 11:23:14
Source: uc = unranked clade
Reference: Shu et al. 2025

Age range: base of the Ediacaran to the top of the Alexandrian or 635.00000 to 438.10000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ediacaran635.0 - 538.8Russian Federation (Tomsk) G. sp. (99184)
Early/Lower Cambrian538.8 - 506.5Norway (Svalbard Archipelago) G. primarium (148617)
Early/Lower Cambrian538.8 - 506.5Finland G. sp. (41196)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Spain (Zaragoza) G. sp. (21073 21074 21076)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Spain (Zaragoza) G. sp. (21075)
Gamachian445.5 - 443.1Canada (Québec) G. oligospinosum (24577)
Alexandrian443.1 - 438.1Canada (Québec) G. oligospinosum (24581) G. oligospinosum, G. cylindricum (24582)