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Spinidinium lanterna

Dinophyceae - Peridiniales - Deflandreaceae

Taxonomy
Spinidinium lanterna was named by Cookson and Eisenack (1970). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Spinidinium lanterna Cookson and Eisenack

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Chromalveolata
Alveolata
Myzozoa
subphylumDinozoa
RankNameAuthor
superclassDinoflagellata
classDinophyceae
orderPeridiniales
familyDeflandreaceae
genusSpinidinium
specieslanternaCookson and Eisenack 1970

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.

Spinidinium lanterna Cookson and Eisenack 1970
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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 Campanian or 100.50000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Antarctica Spinidinium lanterna (153426)
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Antarctica Spinidinium lanterna (150509)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Antarctica Spinidinium lanterna (153425)