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Fromea
Taxonomy
Fromea was named by Cookson and Eisenack (1958). It is not extant. Its type is Fromea amphora.
It was assigned to Acritarcha by Cookson and Eisenak (1958); and to Dinoflagellata by Lakhanpal et al. (1976).
It was assigned to Acritarcha by Cookson and Eisenak (1958); and to Dinoflagellata by Lakhanpal et al. (1976).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1958 | Fromea Cookson and Eisenack |
| 1958 | Fromea Cookson and Eisenak |
| 1976 | Fromea Lakhanpal et al. |
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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. †Fromea Cookson and Eisenack 1958
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†Fromea acambra Sah et al. 1970
†Fromea amphora Cookson and Eisenack 1958
†Fromea atlantica Habib 1972
†Fromea fragilis Stover and Evitt 1962
†Fromea laevigata Stover and Evitt 1978
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Collections (11 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barremian | Egypt (El Wadi El Gadid) | F. warlinghamensis (139493 139499 139500 139501) | |
| Late/Upper Cretaceous | India (Meghalaya) | F. acambra (224615) | |
| Campanian | Canada (Northwest Territories) | F. chytra, F. fragilis (36384) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | Canada (Saskatchewan) | F. chytra, F. fragilis (31122) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | Antarctica | F. laevigata (150182) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Canada (Northwest Territories) | F. fragilis (36445) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Argentina (Neuquén) | F. fragilis (235468) | |
| Danian | Argentina (Neuquén) | F. fragilis (235471) |