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Spiniferites ramosus

Dinophyceae

Taxonomy
Spiniferites ramosus was named by Lentin and Williams (1973). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Dinoflagellate, an other (Dinocyst).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Spiniferites ramosus Lentin and Williams

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RankNameAuthor
phylumMyzozoa
subphylumDinozoa
superclassDinoflagellata
RankNameAuthor
classDinophyceae
genusSpiniferites
speciesramosusLentin and Williams 1973

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.

†Spiniferites ramosus Lentin and Williams 1973
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†Spiniferites ramosus brevifurcatus Lentin and Williams 1977
†Spiniferites ramosus granomembranaceus Davey and Williams 1966
†Spiniferites ramosus multibrevis Davey and Williams 1966
†Spiniferites ramosus ramosus Loeblich and Loeblich 1966
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Barremian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 129.40000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (67 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Valanginian - Barremian139.8 - 125.0Chile (Doceava Región) Spiniferites ramosus (150034)
Barremian - Aptian129.4 - 113.0Chile (Doceava Región) Spiniferites ramosus (150024)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46United Kingdom (England) Spiniferites ramosus (32371)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Antarctica Spiniferites ramosus (150202)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Antarctica Spiniferites ramosus (153431 153432)
Albian - Cenomanian113.0 - 93.9Antarctica Spiniferites ramosus (153421 153423)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian109.0 - 99.6Antarctica Spiniferites ramosus (153430)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Antarctica Spiniferites ramosus (153428)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt (Western Desert) Spiniferites ramosus (144979 145096 145097 145098 145099 145100 145101 145102 145103 145104 145105 145106 145107 145108)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt (Western Desert) Spiniferites 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 Spiniferites ramosus (169324 169325 169326)
Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian89.8 - 83.5Antarctica Spiniferites ramosus (169331 169332 169334 169335)
Santonian - Campanian86.3 - 72.1Antarctica Spiniferites ramosus (150509)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Antarctica Spiniferites ramosus (153427)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Antarctica Spiniferites ramosus (150182)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Antarctica Spiniferites ramosus (150622 150623 150624 150626 150627)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Antarctica Spiniferites ramosus (153424)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Antarctica Spiniferites ramosus (75458)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Spiniferites ramosus (232642 232643 232649 232650)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Spain (Aragón) Spiniferites ramosus (224902)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Missouri) Spiniferites ramosus (231963 231965 232024)
Ionian - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Italy (Apulia) Spiniferites ramosus (157642)