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Microdinium ornatum

Dinophyceae - Gonyaulacales - Cladopyxiaceae

Taxonomy
Microdinium ornatum was named by Cookson and Eisenack (1960). It is not extant. It is the type species of Microdinium.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Microdinium ornatum Cookson and Eisenack

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Chromalveolata
Alveolata
Myzozoa
subphylumDinozoa
RankNameAuthor
superclassDinoflagellata
classDinophyceae
orderGonyaulacales
familyCladopyxiaceae
genusMicrodiniumCookson and Eisenack 1960
speciesornatumCookson and Eisenack 1960

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.

Microdinium ornatum Cookson and Eisenack 1960
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Antarctica Microdinium ornatum (153428)