Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Odontochitina operculata

Dinophyceae - Gonyaulacales - Ceratiaceae

Taxonomy
Odontochitina operculata was named by Deflandre (1935). It is not extant. It is the type species of Odontochitina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Odontochitina operculata Deflandre

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Chromalveolata
Alveolata
Myzozoa
subphylumDinozoa
RankNameAuthor
superclassDinoflagellata
classDinophyceae
orderGonyaulacales
familyCeratiaceaeLindemann 1928
genusOdontochitinaDeflandre 1935
speciesoperculataDeflandre 1935

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.

Odontochitina operculata Deflandre 1935
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Barremian to the top of the Campanian or 125.77000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Egypt (El Wadi El Gadid) Odontochitina operculata (139495 139497 139499)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian119.57 - 110.1Brazil (Sergipe) Odontochitina operculata (169710 169727 169728 169741)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Antarctica Odontochitina operculata (153431 153432)
Albian - Cenomanian113.2 - 93.9Antarctica Odontochitina operculata (153421 153423)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian110.1 - 100.5Antarctica Odontochitina operculata (153430)
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Antarctica Odontochitina operculata (169326)
Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian89.8 - 83.6Antarctica Odontochitina operculata (169332 169334)
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Antarctica Odontochitina operculata (150509)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Antarctica Odontochitina operculata (150182)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Antarctica Odontochitina operculata (150959 150960 150962 150966 150967 150968 150969 150971 150972 150974)