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Achomosphaera globulata

Dinophyceae - Gonyaulacales - Gonyaulacaceae

Taxonomy
Achomosphaera globulata was named by Sah et al. (1970). It is not extant. Its type locality is Um Sohryngkew River, Tharia, which is in a Cretaceous fluvial horizon in the Langpar Formation of India.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Achomosphaera globulata Sah et al.
1976Achomosphaera globulata Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
—Alveolata
—Myzozoa
subphylumDinozoa
RankNameAuthor
superclassDinoflagellata
classDinophyceae
orderGonyaulacales
familyGonyaulacaceae
genusAchomosphaera
speciesglobulataSah et al. 1970

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.

†Achomosphaera globulata Sah et al. 1970
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Late/Upper Cretaceous or 100.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0India (Meghalaya) Achomosphaera globulata (type locality: 224615)