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Palaeoperidinium pyrophorum

Dinophyceae - Peridiniales - Peridiniaceae

Taxonomy
Palaeoperidinium pyrophorum was named by Sarjeant (1967).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Palaeoperidinium pyrophorum Sarjeant
2021Palaeoperidinium pyrophorum González Estebenet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
—Alveolata
—Myzozoa
subphylumDinozoa
RankNameAuthor
superclassDinoflagellata
classDinophyceae
orderPeridiniales
familyPeridiniaceae
genusPalaeoperidiniumDavey 1970
speciespyrophorumSarjeant 1967

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.

†Palaeoperidinium pyrophorum Sarjeant 1967
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Danian or 66.00000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Chubut) Palaeoperidinium pyrophorum (172887 236767)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Missouri) Palaeoperidinium pyrophorum (232024 232056)
Danian - Oligocene66.0 - 23.04Argentina (Chubut) Palaeoperidinium pyrophorum (236768)