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Gorgonisphaeridium

Taxonomy
Gorgonisphaeridium was named by Staplin et al. (1965). It is not extant. Its type is Gorgonisphaeridium winslowii.

It was assigned to Acritarcha by Andrews (1970).

Species
G. winslowii (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Gorgonisphaeridium Staplin et al.
1970Gorgonisphaeridium Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
RankNameAuthor
AcritarchaEvitt 1963
genusGorgonisphaeridiumStaplin et al. 1965

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. †Gorgonisphaeridium Staplin et al. 1965
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Gorgonisphaeridium winslowii Staplin et al. 1965
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Environment: marineuc
Diet: "photoautotroph"uc
Created: 2026-03-25 11:23:14
Modified: 2026-03-25 11:23:14
Source: uc = unranked clade
Reference: Shu et al. 2025

Age range: base of the Blackriveran to the top of the Oligocene or 457.30000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) G. antiquum (23989)
Late/Upper Eocene - Oligocene37.71 - 23.04Chile (Doceava Región) G. sp. (151436)