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Cyclonephelium compactum

Dinophyceae - Gonyaulacales - Areoligeraceae

Taxonomy
Cyclonephelium compactum was named by Deflandre and Cookson (1955). It is not extant. It is the type species of Cyclonephelium.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Cyclonephelium compactum Deflandre and Cookson

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Chromalveolata
Alveolata
Myzozoa
subphylumDinozoa
RankNameAuthor
superclassDinoflagellata
classDinophyceae
orderGonyaulacales
familyAreoligeraceaeEvitt 1963
genusCyclonepheliumDeflandre and Cookson 1955
speciescompactumDeflandre and Cookson 1955

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.

Cyclonephelium compactum Deflandre and Cookson 1955
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Santonian or 100.50000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barremian - Santonian125.77 - 83.6Antarctica Cyclonephelium compactum (153420)
Albian - Cenomanian113.2 - 93.9Antarctica Cyclonephelium compactum (153421)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Antarctica Cyclonephelium compactum (153428)
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Antarctica Cyclonephelium compactum (150509)