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Pyxidinopsis

Dinophyceae - Gonyaulacales - Gonyaulacaceae

Taxonomy
Pyxidinopsis was named by Habib (1976). It is extant.

It was assigned to Gonyaulacaceae by Habib (1976).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by A. Srogota (authorized by J. Sessa) on 2021-03-30; modified by A. Srogota on 2021-03-31

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Pyxidinopsis Habib p. 382 figs. 1a–b; pl.1-3

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Chromalveolata
Alveolata
Myzozoa
subphylumDinozoa
RankNameAuthor
superclassDinoflagellataBütschli 1885
classDinophyceae
orderGonyaulacales
familyGonyaulacaceae
genusPyxidinopsis

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. Pyxidinopsis Habib 1976
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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: Fritsch and West 1927, Taylor 1987

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Calabrian or 23.04000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Southern Ocean P. sp. (255885)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Southern Ocean P. sp. (248386)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774North Pacific P. reticulata (272076)