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Palaeocystodinium
Discussion
Phylum: Dinophyta Class: Dinophyceae Order: Peridiniales Family: Peridiniaceae Genus: Palaeocystodinium
Taxonomy
Palaeocystodinium was named by Alberti (1961). It is not extant. Its type is Palaeocystodinium golzowense.
It was assigned to Deflandreaceae by Alberti (1961); to Dinophyceae by Andrews (1970); and to Peridiniaceae by Guler et al. (2005).
It was assigned to Deflandreaceae by Alberti (1961); to Dinophyceae by Andrews (1970); and to Peridiniaceae by Guler et al. (2005).
Species
P. australinum, P. golzowense (type species), P. granulatum, P. lidiae, P. microgranulatum, P. pilosum, P. punctatum, P. rhomboides
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1961 | Palaeocystodinium Alberti p. 20 figs. pl. 1-2 |
| 1970 | Palaeocystodinium Andrews |
| 2005 | Palaeocystodinium Guler et al. p. 421 |
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G. †Palaeocystodinium Alberti 1961
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†Palaeocystodinium australinum Lentin and Williams 1976
†Palaeocystodinium golzowense Alberti 1961
†Palaeocystodinium granulatum Lentin and Williams 1976
†Palaeocystodinium lidiae Davey 1969
†Palaeocystodinium microgranulatum Jain and Millepied 1971
†Palaeocystodinium pilosum Guler 2005
†Palaeocystodinium punctatum Jain and Millepied 1971
†Palaeocystodinium rhomboides Lentin and Williams 1973
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Tortonian or 83.50000 to 7.24600 Ma
Collections (23 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santonian - Campanian | Antarctica | P. rhomboides (150509) | |
| Haumurian | New Zealand (South Island) | P. granulatum (104692) | |
| Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | P. sp. (191816) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | Antarctica | P. spp. (150182) | |
| Maastrichtian | Antarctica | P. granulatum (153424) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | P. lidiae (149981 232649) P. lidiae, P. pilosum (232643) P. sp. (232641 232642) P. sp., P. lidiae (232651 232652 232653) | |
| Danian | Argentina (Chubut) | P. sp. (172887) | |
| Paleocene | USA (Missouri) | P. australinum (231963 231965 232024 232056) | |
| Selandian - Thanetian | New Zealand | P. golzowense (85839) | |
| Bartonian | USA (Virginia) | P. golzowense (107512) | |
| Chattian | Azerbaijan | P. sp. (116637) | |
| Serravallian | USA (Maryland) | P. golzowense (55396) | |
| Tortonian | Belgium (Antwerpen) | P. golzowense (66960) |