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Wilsonastrum

Taxonomy
Wilsonastrum was named by Jansonius (1962). It is not extant. Its type is Wilsonastrum colonicum.

It was assigned to Acritarcha by Andrews (1970).

Species
W. colonicum (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Wilsonastrum Jansonius
1970Wilsonastrum Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
RankNameAuthor
—AcritarchaEvitt 1963
genusWilsonastrumJansonius 1962

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. †Wilsonastrum Jansonius 1962
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†Wilsonastrum colonicum Jansonius 1962
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Griesbachian to the top of the Anisian or 251.90200 to 241.46400 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Griesbachian - Anisian251.902 - 241.464Canada (Alberta) W. colonicum (31478)