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Nannoceratopsis pellucida

Dinophyceae - Nannoceratopsiaceae

Taxonomy
Nannoceratopsis pellucida was named by Deflandre (1938). It is not extant. It is the type species of Nannoceratopsis.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. dictyambonis, N. gracilis, N. raunsgaardii, N. senex

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Nannoceratopsis pellucida Deflandre
1939Nannoceratopsis pellucida Deflandre

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
—Alveolata
—Myzozoa
subphylumDinozoa
RankNameAuthor
superclassDinoflagellataBütschli 1885
classDinophyceae
familyNannoceratopsiaceaeGocht 1970
genusNannoceratopsisDeflandre 1939
speciespellucidaDeflandre 1938

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.

†Nannoceratopsis pellucida Deflandre 1938
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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 20:51:37
Source: c = class, superc = superclass
References: Fritsch and West 1927, Taylor 1987

Age range: base of the Bathonian to the top of the Late/Upper Callovian or 168.20000 to 161.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom (England) Nannoceratopsis pellucida (38401)
Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian165.3 - 161.5France (Franche-Comté) Nannoceratopsis pellucida (142143)