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Poikilofusa

Taxonomy
Poikilofusa was named by Staplin et al. (1965). It is not extant. Its type is Poikilofusa spinata.

It was assigned to Acritarcha by Andrews (1970).

Species
P. spinata (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Poikilofusa Staplin et al.
1970Poikilofusa Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
RankNameAuthor
—AcritarchaEvitt 1963
genusPoikilofusaStaplin 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. †Poikilofusa Staplin et al. 1965
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†Poikilofusa spinata Staplin et al. 1965
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Blackriveran to the top of the Ashgill or 457.30000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) P. plethysticha (23989)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) P. striata, P. spinata (56000)