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Wetzeliella

Dinophyceae

Taxonomy
Wetzeliella was named by Eisenack (1938). It is not extant. Its type is Wetzeliella articulata.

It was assigned to Dinophyceae by Cookson and Eisenack (1958) and Andrews (1970).

Species
W. articulata (type species), W. irregularis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Wetzeliella Eisenack
1958Wetzeliella Cookson and Eisenack
1970Wetzeliella Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
phylumMyzozoa
subphylumDinozoa
superclassDinoflagellata
RankNameAuthor
classDinophyceae
genusWetzeliellaEisenack 1938

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. †Wetzeliella Eisenack 1938
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†Wetzeliella articulata Eisenack 1938
†Wetzeliella irregularis Cookson and Eisenack 1958
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Chattian or 41.30000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene47.8 - 33.9USA (Alaska) W. lineidentata (189955)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Virginia) W. sp. (107512)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0New Zealand W. hampdenensis (167345)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Denmark W. gochtii, W. symmetrica (234517)