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Sphynctolethus

Bacillariophyceae - Hemiaulales - Hemiaulaceae

Taxonomy
Sphynctolethus was named by Hanna (1927). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Bacillariophyceae by Harwood (1988); and to Hemiaulaceae by Round et al. (1990).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Sphynctolethus Hanna p. 31
1988Sphynctolethus Harwood p. 88
1990Sphynctolethus Round et al. pp. 126, 260

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomProtista
phylumOchrophyta
classBacillariophyceaeHaeckel 1878
RankNameAuthor
orderHemiaulales
familyHemiaulaceae
genusSphynctolethus

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. †Sphynctolethus Hanna 1927
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Environment: marine, brackish, freshwaterc
Diet: "photoautotroph"c
Created: 2008-03-19 02:48:18
Modified: 2008-03-19 04:48:18
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Paleocene or 66.00000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Antarctica S. monstrosus (57542)