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Dictyosphaeridium

Taxonomy
Dictyosphaeridium was named by Wetzel (1952). It is not extant. Its type is Dictyosphaeridium deflandrei.

It was assigned to Acritarcha by Andrews (1970).

Species
D. deflandrei (type species)
Entered
by B. Allen (authorized by A. Dunhill) on 2020-02-11; modified by B. Allen on 2020-02-12

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Dictyosphaeridium Wetzel
1970Dictyosphaeridium Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
RankNameAuthor
—AcritarchaEvitt 1963
genusDictyosphaeridiumWetzel 1952

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. †Dictyosphaeridium Wetzel 1952
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Environment: marineuc
Diet: "photoautotroph"uc
Created: 2026-03-25 11:23:14
Modified: 2026-03-25 11:23:14
Source: uc = unranked clade
Reference: Shu et al. 2025
Collections
No collection or age range data are available