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Spiniferites

Dinophyceae

Discussion

Phylum: Dinophyta Class: Dinophyceae Order: Peridiniales Family: Gonyaulacaceae Genus: Spiniferites

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Spiniferites Mantell p. 191
1970Spiniferites Sarjeant

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RankNameAuthor
phylumMyzozoa
subphylumDinozoa
superclassDinoflagellata
RankNameAuthor
classDinophyceae
genusSpiniferites

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. †Spiniferites Mantell 1850
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†Spiniferites bejuii Masure 1998
†Spiniferites chebca Lentin and Williams 1993
†Spiniferites cingulatus Sarjeant 1970
†Spiniferites cornutus Gerlach 1961
†Spiniferites dentatus Gocht 1959
†Spiniferites fluens Stover and Williams 1987
†Spiniferites hyalospinosus Stover and Williams 1987
†Spiniferites hyperacanthus Deflandre and Cookson 1955
†Spiniferites lenzii Below 1982
†Spiniferites mirabilis Sarjeant 1970
†Spiniferites pseudofurcatus Sarjeant 1970
†Spiniferites ramosus Lentin and Williams 1973
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†Spiniferites ramosus granomembranaceus Davey and Williams 1966
†Spiniferites ramosus multibrevis Davey and Williams 1966
†Spiniferites ramosus ramosus Loeblich and Loeblich 1966
†Spiniferites ramosus brevifurcatus Lentin and Williams 1977
†Spiniferites tripus Singh 1983
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Valanginian to the top of the Ionian or 139.80000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (252 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Russian Federation S. sp. (65459)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Russian Federation S. sp. (65458)
Valanginian - Barremian139.8 - 125.0Chile (Doceava Región) S. ramosus (150034)
Early/Lower Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Russian Federation S. sp. (65754)
Late/Upper Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Argentina (Neuquén) S. spp. (150584)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Egypt (El Wadi El Gadid) S. sp. short spined (139495 139499)
Barremian - Aptian129.4 - 113.0Chile (Doceava Región) S. ramosus (150024)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Ghana (Sekondi-Takoradi) S. spp. (142264 142267 142268)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Brazil (Sergipe) S. sp. (169846 169850) S. sp., S. chebca (169848)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0Brazil (Sergipe) S. ancoriferas, S. sp., S. chebca (169763) S. bejui, S. chebca (169694) S. chebca (169695 169699 169701 169702 169716 169727 169732 169740 169751 169754 169757 169780 169782 169788 169789 169790 169793 169795 169796 169798 169800 169809 169813) S. lenza, S. chebca (169808) S. lenza, S. sp. (169812) S. lenza, S. sp., S. chebca, S. bejuii (169705) S. lenzi (169787) S. lenzi, S. sp., S. chebca (169783) S. sp. (169703 169736 169753 169760 169779 169811) S. sp., S. bejui, S. chebca (169711) S. sp., S. bejuii (169713) S. sp., S. chebca (169696 169700 169704 169706 169709 169710 169714 169719 169720 169721 169723 169724 169725 169726 169728 169729 169730 169731 169733 169734 169735 169737 169739 169741 169742 169743 169744 169745 169748 169749 169750 169752 169756 169758 169759 169761 169764 169765 169766 169767 169768 169769 169771 169772 169773 169774 169775 169776 169777 169778 169781 169785 169786 169799 169804 169805 169807 169814) S. sp., S. chebca, S. bejuii (169712 169717 169770) S. sp., S. lenzi, S. chebca (169784)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46United Kingdom (England) S. ramosus (32371)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Antarctica S. ramosus (150202)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Antarctica S. ramosus (153431 153432)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Ghana (Sekondi-Takoradi) S. spp. (142244 142246 142247 142248 142250 142252 142253 142256 142257 142260 142261)
Albian - Cenomanian113.0 - 93.9Antarctica S. ramosus (153421 153423)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian109.0 - 99.6Antarctica S. ramosus (153430)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Antarctica S. ramosus (153428)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt (Western Desert) S. ramosus (144979 145096 145097 145098 145099 145100 145101 145102 145103 145104 145105 145106 145107 145108)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Ghana (Sekondi-Takoradi) S. spp. (142223 142227 142229 142231 142232 142234 142237 142238 142240 142242)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt (Western Desert) S. ramosus (145109 145110 145111 145112 145113 145114 145115 145116 145117 145118 145119 145120 145121 145122 145123 145124 145125)
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian93.5 - 85.8Antarctica S. ramosus (169324 169325 169326)
Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian89.8 - 83.5Antarctica S. ramosus (169331 169332 169334 169335)
Santonian - Campanian86.3 - 72.1Antarctica S. ramosus (150509)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Antarctica S. ramosus (153427) S. sp. (150961 150962 150970) S. spp. (150959 150960 150963 150964 150965 150966 150967 150968 150969 150971 150972 150973 150974 150975)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6Argentina (Santa Cruz) S. spp. (191785 191786 191789 191791 191817)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Antarctica S. spp., S. sp. A, S. ramosus, S. pseudofurcatus (150182)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Antarctica S. ramosus (150622 150623 150624 150626 150627)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Antarctica S. ramosus (153424)
Maastrichtian - Paleocene72.1 - 56.0Antarctica (Seymour Island) S. ramosa ramosa (31363)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Antarctica S. ramosus (75458)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Spain (Aragón) S. ramosus (224902)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) S. ramosus (232642 232643 232649 232650)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Chubut) S. sp. (172887)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Missouri) S. ramosus (231963 231965) S. septatus, S. ramosus, S. cornutus (232024) S. septatus, S. spp. (232056) S. spp. (231939 231940)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Australia (Tasmania) S. spp. (166741)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0Japan (Hyogo) S. sp. (102041)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Colombia S. sp. (28775)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany (Baden-Württemberg) S. crassivariablis, S. sp., S. pseudofurcatus (68021)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Argentina (Santa Cruz) S. mirabilis (142222)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Denmark S. sp., S. pseudofurcatus (234515)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Azerbaijan S. bentorii (116623 116633)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Argentina (Santa Cruz) S. mirabilis (142224 142225 142226)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Panama S. sp. (32333 32338)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Argentina (Tierra del Fuego) S. mirabilis (144139) S. mirbilis (144140)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Azerbaijan S. sp. (116625 116629)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (New south wales) S. spp. (168995 168996 168997)
Middle Miocene - Tortonian15.97 - 7.246Peru S. sp. (176144)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Maryland) S. sp., S. mirabilis (55396)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Belgium (Antwerpen) S. pseudofurcatus (66960)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.588Netherlands (Noord-Brabant) S. sp., S. mirabilis (59003)
Ionian (interglacial)0.774 - 0.129Italy (Apulia) S. sp. (157640)
Ionian - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Italy (Apulia) S. ramosus (157642)