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Ericiasphaera

Taxonomy
Ericiasphaera was named by Vidal (1990).

It was assigned to Acritarcha by Liu et al. (2014).

Species lacking formal opinion data
E. magna, E. spjeldnaesii
Entered
by P. Wagner on 2025-09-19; modified by P. Wagner on 2025-09-19

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Ericiasphaera Vidal
2014Ericiasphaera Liu et al. p. 73

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
RankNameAuthor
—AcritarchaEvitt 1963
genusEriciasphaeraVidal 1990

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. †Ericiasphaera Vidal 1990
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Environment: marineuc
Diet: "photoautotroph"uc
Created: 2026-03-25 11:23:14
Modified: 2026-03-25 11:23:14
Source: uc = unranked clade
Reference: Shu et al. 2025

Age range: Ediacaran or 635.00000 to 538.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Neoproterozoic1000.0 - 538.8Norway E. spjeldnaesii (10561)
Ediacaran635.0 - 538.8China (Anhui) E. magna (242336)