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Samlandia

Dinophyceae

Taxonomy
Samlandia was named by Eisenack (1954). It is not extant. Its type is Samlandia chlamydophora.

It was assigned to Dinophyceae by Andrews (1970).

Species
S. chlamydophora (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
S. reticulifera
Entered
by B. Allen (authorized by A. Dunhill) on 2020-04-08; modified by B. Allen on 2020-04-09

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Samlandia Eisenack
1970Samlandia Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
—Alveolata
—Myzozoa
RankNameAuthor
subphylumDinozoa
superclassDinoflagellataBütschli 1885
classDinophyceae
genusSamlandiaEisenack 1954

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. †Samlandia Eisenack 1954
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†Samlandia chlamydophora Eisenack 1954
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: Taylor 1987, Fritsch and West 1927

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Rupelian or 41.03000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (North Carolina) S. reticulifera, S. chlamydophora (7297)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany (Baden-Württemberg) S. chlamydophora (68021)