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Vulcanisphaera

Dinophyceae

Taxonomy
Vulcanisphaera was named by Deunff (1961). It is not extant. Its type is Vulcanisphaera africana.

It was assigned to Dinophyceae by Andrews (1970).

Species
V. africana (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Vulcanisphaera Deunff
1970Vulcanisphaera Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
—Alveolata
—Myzozoa
RankNameAuthor
subphylumDinozoa
superclassDinoflagellata
classDinophyceae
genusVulcanisphaeraDeunff 1961

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. †Vulcanisphaera Deunff 1961
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†Vulcanisphaera africana Deunff 1961
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Cambrian to the top of the Tremadoc or 538.80000 to 477.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cambrian538.8 - 486.85Finland (Soderfjarden) V. sp. (41196)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Spain (Zaragoza) V. sp. (21073)