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Palaeocystodinium rhomboides

Dinophyceae - Peridiniales - Deflandreaceae

Taxonomy
Palaeocystodinium rhomboides was named by Lentin and Williams (1973). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Palaeocystodinium rhomboides Lentin and Williams

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
—Alveolata
—Myzozoa
subphylumDinozoa
RankNameAuthor
superclassDinoflagellata
classDinophyceae
orderPeridiniales
familyDeflandreaceae
genusPalaeocystodinium
speciesrhomboidesLentin and Williams 1973

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.

†Palaeocystodinium rhomboides Lentin and Williams 1973
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Santonian to the top of the Campanian or 85.70000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Antarctica Palaeocystodinium rhomboides (150509)