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Chiropteridium

Dinophyceae

Taxonomy
Chiropteridium was named by Gocht (1960). It is not extant. Its type is Chiropteridium lobospinosum.

It was assigned to Dinophyceae by Andrews (1970).

Species
C. lobospinosum (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. eocenicum, C. galea, C. galea, C. partispinatum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Chiropteridium Gocht
1970Chiropteridium Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
—Alveolata
—Myzozoa
RankNameAuthor
subphylumDinozoa
superclassDinoflagellataBütschli 1885
classDinophyceae
genusChiropteridiumGocht 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. †Chiropteridium Gocht 1960
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicasuperc
Environment: freshwaterc
Diet: "photoautotroph"superc
Created: 2026-03-29 15:51:37
Modified: 2026-03-29 15:51:37
Source: c = class, superc = superclass
References: Fritsch and West 1927, Taylor 1987

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Chattian or 48.07000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Ukraine C. eocenicum (234819)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (South Carolina) C. spp. (91482)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany (Baden-Württemberg) C. sp., C. lobospinosum (68021)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Denmark C. galea (234515) C. galea, C. lobospinosum (234517 234518)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Azerbaijan C. partispinatum, C. spp. (116637)