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Epiplosphaera

Dinophyceae - Gonyaulacales

Taxonomy
Epiplosphaera was named by Klement (1960). It is not extant. Its type is Epiplosphaera bireticulata.

It was assigned to Dinophyceae by Andrews (1970); and to Gonyaulacales by Burger (1996).

Species
E. bireticulata (type species), E. gochtii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Epiplosphaera Klement
1970Epiplosphaera Andrews
1996Epiplosphaera Burger

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Chromalveolata
Alveolata
Myzozoa
RankNameAuthor
subphylumDinozoa
superclassDinoflagellata
classDinophyceae
orderGonyaulacales
genusEpiplosphaeraKlement 1960

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. †Epiplosphaera Klement 1960
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Epiplosphaera gochtii Brenner 1988
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Middle Oxfordian to the top of the Early/Lower Kimmeridgian or 161.20000 to 150.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8Poland E. areolata (215250)