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Megasphaera

Taxonomy
Megasphaera was named by Chen and Liu (1986). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Problematica by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by H. Agic on 2021-07-14

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Megasphaera Chen and Liu p. 2 figs. 2G-I, 3D-E
2002Megasphaera Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumProblematica
RankNameAuthor
genusMegasphaeraChen and Liu 1986

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. †Megasphaera Chen and Liu 1986
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Ediacaran or 635.00000 to 538.80000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ediacaran635.0 - 538.8China (Guizhou) M. inornata (10710 10711 10713 10714 10715 10716 10717)
Ediacaran635.0 - 538.8Mongolia (Khövsgöl) M. sp. (221239)