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Apectodinium

Taxonomy
Apectodinium was named by Lentin and Williams (1981). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Dinoflagellata by Lentin and Williams (1981).

Species lacking formal opinion data
A. homomorphum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Apectodinium Lentin and Williams

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
—Alveolata
RankNameAuthor
—Myzozoa
subphylumDinozoa
superclassDinoflagellata
genusApectodinium

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. †Apectodinium Lentin and Williams 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Paleocene to the top of the Early/Lower Eocene or 66.00000 to 48.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Missouri) A. homomorphum (231963 231965)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Australia (Tasmania) A. homomorphum, A. longispinosum (166741)