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Deflandrea

Dinophyceae - Peridiniales - Peridiniaceae

Synonyms
  • Senegalinium was named by Jain and Millepied (1973). It is not extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Deflandrea by Herngreen (1975).

    It was assigned to Peridiniaceae by Jain and Millepied (1973).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Deflandrea Eisenack
1970Deflandrea Andrews
1973Senegalinium Jain and Millepied

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Chromalveolata
Alveolata
Myzozoa
subphylumDinozoa
RankNameAuthor
superclassDinoflagellataBütschli 1885
classDinophyceae
orderPeridiniales
familyPeridiniaceae
genusDeflandrea

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. †Deflandrea Eisenack 1938
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Deflandrea acuminata Cookson and Eisenack 1958
Deflandrea antarctica Wilson 1967
Deflandrea cincta Cookson and Eisenack 1958
Deflandrea galeata Lejeune-Carpentier 1942
Deflandrea granulata Menéndez 1965
Deflandrea irmoechinata Heisecke 1970
Deflandrea korojonensis Cookson and Eisenack 1958
Deflandrea minor Alberti 1959
Deflandrea parva Cookson and Eisenack 1958
Deflandrea pellucida Cookson and Eisenack 1958
Deflandrea phosphoritica Eisenack 1938
Deflandrea serratula Cookson and Eisenack 1958
Invalid names: Senegalinium Jain and Millepied 1973 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicasuperc
Environment: freshwaterc
Diet: "photoautotroph"superc
Created: 2026-03-29 15:51:37
Modified: 2026-03-29 15:51:37
Source: c = class, superc = superclass
References: Fritsch and West 1927, Taylor 1987

Age range: base of the Albian to the top of the Pliocene or 113.20000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (50 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barremian - Albian125.77 - 100.5Israel (Southern Coastal Plain) D. sp. (144154)
Albian - Cenomanian113.2 - 93.9Nigeria (Maiduguri) Senegalinium sp., Senegalinium bicavatum (139254 139255 139256 139257 139258 139259 139260 139263 139265 139266 139267 139268 139269 139271 139272 139273 139275 139277 139278 139279 139280)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Antarctica D. spp. (150182)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) D. galeata (205798)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) D. galeata (205799 205803)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Mendoza) Senegalinium bicavatum, D. galeata (241337 241338 241339)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Chubut) Senegalinium spp., D. galeata (236767)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Santa Cruz) Senegalinium sp. (172894)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Missouri) D. darmooria (231963) D. darmooria, D. diebelii (232024) D. obscura (231965) D. obscura, D. diebelii, D. magnifica (232056) D. pannucea (231960)
Danian - Oligocene66.0 - 23.04Argentina (Chubut) Senegalinium spp. (236768)
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0New Zealand D. foveolata (85839)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Antarctica (Seymour Island) D. fuegiensis, D. macmurdoensis (31365)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Virginia) D. phosphoritica (107512)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Antarctica D. macmurdoensis (31366)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany (Baden-Württemberg) D. heterophlycta, D. sp. (68021)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Azerbaijan D. spinulosa (116637)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Azerbaijan D. spinulosa (116623)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Southern Ocean D. phosphoriitica (255897 255898)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Azerbaijan D. sp. (116625)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Southern Ocean D. phosphoriitica (248394 248395)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Southern Ocean D. phosphoriitica (250605)