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Heterosphaeridium heteracanthum

Dinophyceae - Gonyaulacales - Gonyaulacaceae

Taxonomy
Heterosphaeridium heteracanthum was named by Eisennack and Kjellström (1972). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Heterosphaeridium heteracanthum Eisen and Kjell
1972Heterosphaeridium heteracanthum Eisennack and Kjellström

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Chromalveolata
Alveolata
Myzozoa
subphylumDinozoa
RankNameAuthor
superclassDinoflagellata
classDinophyceae
orderGonyaulacales
familyGonyaulacaceae
genusHeterosphaeridiumCookson and Eisenack 1969
speciesheteracanthumEisennack and Kjellström 1972

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.

Heterosphaeridium heteracanthum Eisennack and Kjellström 1972
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Valanginian to the top of the Early/Lower Santonian or 139.80000 to 83.50000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Valanginian - Barremian139.8 - 125.0Chile (Doceava Región) Heterosphaeridium heteracanthum (150034)
Albian - Cenomanian113.0 - 93.9Antarctica Heterosphaeridium heteracanthum (153423)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Antarctica Heterosphaeridium heteracanthum (153426 153428)
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian93.5 - 85.8Antarctica Heterosphaeridium heteracanthum (169324 169325 169326)
Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian89.8 - 83.5Antarctica Heterosphaeridium heteracanthum (169335 169338 169339 169340 169341 169342 169343 169344 169346 169348 169349 169351 169352)
Santonian - Campanian86.3 - 72.1Antarctica Heterosphaeridium heteracanthum (150509 169354)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Antarctica Heterosphaeridium heteracanthum (153425)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Antarctica Heterosphaeridium heteracanthum (153427)