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Tenua

Dinophyceae

Taxonomy
Tenua was named by Eisenack (1958). It is not extant. Its type is Tenua hystrix.

It was assigned to Dinophyceae by Andrews (1970).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Tenua Eisenack
1970Tenua Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Chromalveolata
Alveolata
Myzozoa
RankNameAuthor
subphylumDinozoa
superclassDinoflagellata
classDinophyceae
genusTenuaEisenack 1958

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.

G. †Tenua Eisenack 1958
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Tenua hystricella Eisenack 1958
Tenua hystrix Eisenack 1958
Tenua taugourdeaui Varma and Dangwal 1964
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Bathonian to the top of the Campanian or 168.20000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom (England) T. asymmetra (38401)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Portugal T. hytrix (73548)
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Antarctica T. hystrix (150509)