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Filisphaeridium

Taxonomy
Filisphaeridium was named by Staplin et al. (1965). It is not extant. Its type is Micrhystridium setasessitante.

It was assigned to Acritarcha by Andrews (1970) and Schrank (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Filisphaeridium Staplin et al.
1970Filisphaeridium Andrews
2003Filisphaeridium Schrank

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
RankNameAuthor
AcritarchaEvitt 1963
genusFilisphaeridiumStaplin 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. †Filisphaeridium Staplin et al. 1965
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Darriwilian to the top of the Induan or 467.30000 to 251.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4United Kingdom (Wales) F. sp. (230215)
Induan252.17 - 251.2Norway F. setasessitante (31367)
Griesbachian - Anisian251.902 - 242.0Canada (Alberta) Micrhystridium setasessitante (31478)