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Gonyaulacales

Dinophyceae - Gonyaulacales

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Gonyaulacales Taylor
2005Gonyaulacales Guler et al. p. 425

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RankNameAuthor
phylumMyzozoa
subphylumDinozoa
superclassDinoflagellata
RankNameAuthor
classDinophyceae
orderGonyaulacales
orderGonyaulacales

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.

Or. †Gonyaulacales Taylor 1980
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Fm. †Areoligeraceae Evitt 1963
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G. †Adnatosphaeridium Williams and Downie 1966
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†Adnatosphaeridium filiferum Williams and Downie 1969
†Adnatosphaeridium multispinosum Williams and Downie 1966
G. †Areoligera Lejeune-Carpentier 1938
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†Areoligera coronata Lejeune-Carpentier 1938
†Areoligera senonensis Lejeune-Carpentier 1938
†Areoligera volata Drugg 1967
G. †Canningia Cookson and Eisenack 1960
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†Canningia colliveri Cookson and Eisenack 1960
†Canningia collivieri Cookson and Eisenak 1960
†Canningia minor Cookson and Hughes 1964
†Canningia minor psilata Burger 1980
†Canningia pistica Helby 1987
†Canningia reticulata Cookson and Eisenack 1960
†Canningia scabrosa Cookson and Eisenack 1970
†Canningia senonica Clarke and Verdier 1967
G. Cassidium Drugg 1967
G. †Circulodinium Alberti 1961
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†Circulodinium brevispinatum Fauconnier 2004
†Circulodinium brevispinosum Jansonius 1986
†Circulodinium deflandrei Alberti 1961
†Circulodinium hirtellum Alberti 1961
G. †Cyclonephelium Deflandre and Cookson 1955
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†Cyclonephelium aerolatum Cookson and Eisenack 1960
†Cyclonephelium chabaca Below 1981
†Cyclonephelium clathromarginatum Cookson and Eisenack 1962
†Cyclonephelium compactum Deflandre and Cookson 1955
†Cyclonephelium deconinckii Boltenhagen 1977
†Cyclonephelium densebarbatum Cookson and Eisenack 1960
†Cyclonephelium distinctum Deflandre and Cookson 1955
†Cyclonephelium hughesii Clarke and Verdier 1967
†Cyclonephelium hystrix Davey 1978
†Cyclonephelium membraniphorum Cookson and Eisenack 1962
G. †Glaphyrocysta Gerlach 1961
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†Glaphyrocysta texta Stover and Evitt 1978
†Glaphyrocysta wilsonii Kirsch 1991
G. †Riculacysta Stover 1977
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†Riculacysta perforata Stover 1977
G. †Senoniasphaera Clarke and Verdier 1967
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†Senoniasphaera inornata Stover and Evitt 1978
†Senoniasphaera protrusa Clarke and Verdier 1967
†Senoniasphaera ptomatis Helby et al. 1987
†Senoniasphaera rotundata Clarke and Verdier 1967
G. †Balcattia Cookson and Eisenack 1974
G. †Batiacasphaera Drugg 1970
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†Batiacasphaera angularis Stevens and Helby 1987
†Batiacasphaera asperata Backhouse 1987
†Batiacasphaera kekerengensis Schioler and Wilson 2004
†Batiacasphaera norvickii Lentin and Williams 1989
†Batiacasphaera ovata Backhouse 1987
†Batiacasphaera scrobiculata Deflandre and Cookson 1955
†Batiacasphaera subtilis Stover and Helby 1987
G. †Bourkidinium Morgan 1975
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†Bourkidinium cylindricum Dolding 1992
†Bourkidinium granulatum Morgan 1975
Fm. Ceratiaceae Lindemann 1928
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G. †Aptea Eisenack 1958
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†Aptea attadalica Cookson and Eisenak 1962
†Aptea polymorpha Eisenack 1958
G. †Muderongia Cookson and Eisenack 1958
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†Muderongia australis Helby 1987
†Muderongia brachialis Ottone and Pérez 2002
†Muderongia endovata Riding et al. 2001
†Muderongia mcwhaei Cookson and Eisenack 1958
†Muderongia neocomica Helby 1987
†Muderongia pariata Duxbury 1983
†Muderongia siciliana Torricelli 1997
†Muderongia simplex Alberti 1961
†Muderongia staurota Sarjeant 1966
†Muderongia testudinaria Burger 1980
†Muderongia tetracantha Alberti 1961
†Muderongia tomaszowensis Alberti 1961
G. †Odontochitina Deflandre 1935
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†Odontochitina costata Alberti 1961
†Odontochitina cribropoda Deflandre and Cookson 1955
†Odontochitina imparilis Jain and Khowaja-Ateequzzaman 1984
†Odontochitina indigena Marshall 1988
†Odontochitina operculata Deflandre 1935
†Odontochitina porifera Cookson 1956
†Odontochitina singhii Morgan 1980
†Odontochitina spinosa Wilson 1984
G. †Phoberocysta Millioud 1969
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†Phoberocysta burgeri Helby 1987
†Phoberocysta neocomica Millioud 1969
G. †Pseudoceratium Gocht 1957
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†Pseudoceratium ludbrookiae Eisenack 1961
†Pseudoceratium polymorphum Eisenack 1958
†Pseudoceratium turneri Cookson and Eisenack 1958
G. †Vesperopsis Bint 1986
G. †Xenascus Cookson and Eisenack
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†Xenascus australensis Cookson and Eisenack 1969
†Xenascus australis Cookson and Eisenack 1960
†Xenascus ceratioides Lentin and Williams 1973
†Xenascus ghanaensis Masure et al. 1998
†Xenascus gochtii Stover and Evitt 1978
†Xenascus perforatum Lentin and Vozzhennikova 1990
†Xenascus plotei Below 1981
†Xenascus sarjeantii Stover and Evitt 1978
G. Cerebrocysta Bujak et al. 1980
G. †Chlamydophorella Cookson and Eisenack 1958
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†Chlamydophorella discreta Clarke and Verdier 1967
†Chlamydophorella nyei Cookson and Eisenack 1958
†Chlamydophorella wallala Cookson and Eisenack 1960
Fm. †Cladopyxiaceae Stein 1883
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G. †Cladopyxidium McLean 1972
G. †Druggidium Habib 1973
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†Druggidium deflandrei Habib 1973
G. Enneadocysta Stover and Williams 1995
G. Histiocysta Davey 1969
G. †Microdinium Cookson and Eisenack 1960
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†Microdinium cassiculum Wilson 1984
†Microdinium crinitum Davey 1969
†Microdinium densigranulatum Lentin and Williams 1989
†Microdinium ornatum Cookson and Eisenack 1960
G. †Cleistosphaeridium Davey 1966
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†Cleistosphaeridium ancoriferum Davey et al. 1966
†Cleistosphaeridium polypes Cookson and Eisenak 1962
G. †Dapsilidinium Bujak 1980
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†Dapsilidinium ambiguum Wheeler and Sarjeant 1990
†Dapsilidinium duma Lentin and Williams 1985
†Dapsilidinium laminaspinosum Davey and Williams 1966
G. †Dingodinium Cookson and Eisenack 1958
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†Dingodinium albertii Sarjeant 1966
†Dingodinium cerviculum Cookson and Eisenack 1958
†Dingodinium jurassicum Cookson and Eisenack 1958
†Dingodinium swanense Stover and Helby 1987
G. †Dissimulidinium May et al. 1987
G. †Ellipsoidictyum Klement 1960
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†Ellipsoidictyum cinctum Klement 1960
G. †Elytrocysta Stover and Evitt 1978
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†Elytrocysta circulata Stover and Helby 1987
G. †Epiplosphaera Klement 1960
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†Epiplosphaera gochtii Brenner 1988
G. †Flamingoia Stevens and Helby 1987
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†Flamingoia cometa Stevens and Helby 1987
G. †Fusiformacysta Morgan 1975
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†Fusiformacysta salasii Morgan 1975
†Fusiformacysta tumida Backhouse 1988
G. †Gardodinium Alberti 1961
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†Gardodinium attenuatum Stover and Helby 1987
†Gardodinium eisenacki Alberti 1961
†Gardodinium lowii Blackhouse 1987
Fm. †Goniodomaceae Lindemann 1928
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G. Alisocysta Stover and Evitt 1978
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†Alisocysta circumtabulata Stover and EvitT 1978
†Alisocysta margarita Harland 1979
G. †Dinopterygium Deflandre 1935
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†Dinopterygium cladoides Deflandre 1935
†Dinopterygium tuberculatum Stover and Evitt 1978
G. †Eisenackia Deflandre and Cookson 1955
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†Eisenackia crassitabulata Deflandre and Cookson 1955
G. †Geonettia De Verteuil and Norris 1996
G. †Homotryblium Davey and Williams 1966
G. †Hystrichosphaeridium Deflandre 1936
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†Hystrichosphaeridium anthophorum Cookson and Eisenack 1958
†Hystrichosphaeridium arundum Eisenack and Cookson 1960
†Hystrichosphaeridium assamicum Sah et al. 1970
†Hystrichosphaeridium cambayense Varma and Dangwal 1964
†Hystrichosphaeridium capitatum Cookson and Eisenack 1960
†Hystrichosphaeridium complex Deflandre 1946
†Hystrichosphaeridium dictyophorum Cookson and Eisenack 1958
†Hystrichosphaeridium grandis Salujha et al. 1969
†Hystrichosphaeridium lateraliprocessum Srivastava and Banerjee 1969
†Hystrichosphaeridium mineralosum Varma and Dangwal 1964
†Hystrichosphaeridium pachydermum Cookson and Eisenack 1960
†Hystrichosphaeridium paracostatum Cookson and Eisenack 1974
†Hystrichosphaeridium parvispinum Cookson and Eisenack 1958
†Hystrichosphaeridium perifurcatus Salujha et al. 1969
†Hystrichosphaeridium perplexum Varma and Dangwal 1964
†Hystrichosphaeridium recurvatum Lejeune-Carpentier 1940
†Hystrichosphaeridium robustum Sah et al. 1970
†Hystrichosphaeridium senii Srivastava and Banerjee 1969
†Hystrichosphaeridium siphoniphorum Cookson and Eisenack 1958
†Hystrichosphaeridium torynum Cookson and Eisenack 1960
†Hystrichosphaeridium truswelliae Wrenn and Hart 1988
†Hystrichosphaeridium tubiferum brevispinum Davey and Williams 1966
G. †Taleisphaera Duxbury 1979
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†Taleisphaera hydra Duxbury 1979
Fm. †Gonyaulacaceae Lindemann 1928
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G. †Achilleodinium Eaton 1976
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†Achilleodinium bianii Hultberg 1985
G. †Achomosphaera Evitt 1963
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†Achomosphaera cambra Sah et al. 1970
†Achomosphaera convexa Sah et al. 1970
†Achomosphaera delicata Sah et al. 1970
†Achomosphaera globulata Sah et al. 1970
†Achomosphaera operculata Sah et al. 1970
†Achomosphaera ramulifera Deflandre 1937
†Achomosphaera robusta Sah et al. 1970
†Achomosphaera sagena Davey and Williams 1966
†Achomosphaera triangulata Davey and Williams 1969
†Achomosphaera valianta Sah et al. 1970
†Achomosphaera verdieri Below 1982
G. †Amiculosphaera Harland 1979
G. †Amphorosphaeridium Davey 1969
G. †Araneosphaera Eaton 1976
G. Areosphaeridium Eaton 1971
G. †Ataxiodinium Reid 1974
G. †Atlantodinium Zotto et al. 1987
G. †Avellodinium Blackhouse 1988
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†Avellodinium lepidum Blackhouse 1988
G. Bitectatodinium Wilson 1973
G. †Cannosphaeropsis Wetzel 1933
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†Cannosphaeropsis aemula Deflandre 1947
†Cannosphaeropsis aemula integra Cookson and Eisenack 1958
†Cannosphaeropsis apiculata Cookson and Eisenack 1960
†Cannosphaeropsis fenestrata Deflandre and Cookson 1955
†Cannosphaeropsis filamentosa Cookson and Eisenack 1958
†Cannosphaeropsis mirabilis Cookson and Eisenack 1958
†Cannosphaeropsis utinensis filifera Cookson and Eisenack 1958
G. †Carduifolia Hovasse 1932
G. †Cassiculosphaeridia Davey 1969
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†Cassiculosphaeridia delicata Stover and Helby 1987
G. †Chytroeisphaeridia Downie et al. 1963
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G. †Cometodinium Deflandre and Courteville 1940
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†Cometodinium comatum Srivastava 1984
†Cometodinium obscurum Deflandre and Courteville 1939
†Cometodinium whitei Deflandre and Courteville 1939
G. †Conneximura May 1980
G. †Cordosphaeridium Eisenack 1963
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†Cordosphaeridium fibrospinosum Davey and Williams 1966
†Cordosphaeridium inodes Sarjeant 1981
G. †Coronifera Cookson and Eisenack 1958
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†Coronifera albertii Millioud 1969
†Coronifera kirae Prössl 1992
†Coronifera oceanica Cookson and Eisenack 1958
†Coronifera striolata Stover and Evitt 1978
†Coronifera tubulosa Cookson and Eisenak 1974
G. †Corradinisphaeridium Masure 1986
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G. Corrudinium Stover and Evitt 1978
G. †Cousteaudinium De Verteuil and Norris 1996
G. †Cribroperidinium Neale and Sarjeant 1962
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†Cribroperidinium edwarsii Cookson and Eisenack 1958
†Cribroperidinium graemei Williams et al. 1998
†Cribroperidinium muderongense Cookson and Eisenack 1958
†Cribroperidinium reticulatum Quattrocchio and Volkheimer 1985
†Cribroperidinium sepimentum Neale and Sarjeant 1962
G. †Ctenidodinium Deflandre 1939
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†Ctenidodinium elegantulum Millioud 1969
†Ctenidodinium ornatum Deflandre 1938
†Ctenidodinium tenellum Deflandre 1938
G. †Cyclapophysis Benson 1976
G. †Dalella McMinn and Sun 1994
G. †Damassadinium Fensome et al. 1993
G. †Diphyes Cookson 1965
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†Diphyes cretaceum Jingxian and Wanping 1980
G. †Discorsia Duxbury 1977
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†Discorsia nannus Duxbury 1977
G. †Dissiliodinium Drugg 1978
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†Dissiliodinium caddaense Stover and Helby 1987
†Dissiliodinium curiosum Burger and Sarjeant 1995
†Dissiliodinium giganteum Feist-Burkhardt 1990
G. Eatonicysta Stover and Evitt 1978
G. †Endoscrinium Klement 1960
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†Endoscrinium campanula Gocht 1959
†Endoscrinium galeritum Deflandre 1938
†Endoscrinium luridum Gocht 1970
†Endoscrinium prolatum Lentin and Williams 1989
G. †Epitricysta Stover and Helby 1987
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†Epitricysta vinckensis Stover and Helby 1987
G. †Escharisphaeridia Erkmen and Sarjeant 1980
G. †Evittosphaerula Manum 1979
G. †Exiguisphaera Duxbury 1979
G. †Fibradinium Morgenroth 1968
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†Fibradinium annetorpense Morgenroth 1968
†Fibradinium variculum Stover and Helby 1987
G. †Fibrocysta Stover and Evitt 1978
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†Fibrocysta axialis Eisenack 1965
†Fibrocysta bipolaris Stover and Evitt 1978
†Fibrocysta radiata Stover and Evitt 1978
G. †Florentinia Davey and Verdier 1973
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†Florentinia berran Below 1982
†Florentinia clavigera Davey and Verdier 1973
†Florentinia cooksoniae Singh 1971
†Florentinia deanei Davey and Williams 1966
†Florentinia ferox Duxbury 1980
†Florentinia laciniata Davey and Verdier 1973
†Florentinia mantellii Davey and Verdier 1973
†Florentinia radiculata Davey and Verdier 1973
†Florentinia resex Davey and Verdier 1976
G. †Galeacysta Corradini and Biffi 1988
G. †Gelatia Bujak 1984
G. †Gonyaulacysta Deflandre 1964
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†Gonyaulacysta cassidata Eisenack and Cookson 1960
†Gonyaulacysta dualis Stover and Evitt 1978
†Gonyaulacysta fastigiata Duxbury 1977
†Gonyaulacysta helicoidea Eisenack and Cookson 1960
†Gonyaulacysta jurassica Deflandre 1964
†Gonyaulacysta nuciformis Deflandre 1939
†Gonyaulacysta palla Sarjeant 1966
G. †Gonyaulax Diesing 1866
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†Gonyaulax ambigua Deflandre 1941
†Gonyaulax apionis Cookson and Eisenack 1958
†Gonyaulax bulloidea Cookson and Eisenack 1960
†Gonyaulax clathrata Cookson and Eisenack 1960
†Gonyaulax diaphanis Cookson and Eisenack 1958
†Gonyaulax edwardsi Cookson and Eisenack 1958
†Gonyaulax eisenacki Deflandre 1938
†Gonyaulax eisenacki oligodentata Cookson and Eisenack 1958
†Gonyaulax eumorpha Cookson and Eisenack 1960
†Gonyaulax hyalodermopsis Cookson and Eisenack 1958
†Gonyaulax jurassica Deflandre 1938
†Gonyaulax muderongensis Cookson and Eisenack 1958
†Gonyaulax perforans Cookson and Eisenack 1958
†Gonyaulax scotti Cookson and Eisenack 1958
†Gonyaulax serrata Cookson and Eisenack 1958
G. †Habibacysta Head et al. 1989
G. †Hafniasphaera Hansen 1977
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†Hafniasphaera australis Guler et al. 2005
†Hafniasphaera delicata Fensome 2009
†Hafniasphaera fluens Hansen 1977
G. †Hapsocysta Davey 1979
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†Hapsocysta peridictya Eisenack and Cookson 1960
G. Hemiplacophora Cookson and Eisenack 1965
G. †Heterosphaeridium Cookson and Eisenack 1969
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†Heterosphaeridium conjunctum Cookson and Eisenack 1968
†Heterosphaeridium dificile Ioannides 1986
†Heterosphaeridium heteracanthum Eisennack and Kjellström 1972
G. †Hystrichodinium Deflandre 1935
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†Hystrichodinium amphiacanthum Cookson and Eisenack 1958
†Hystrichodinium compactum Alberti 1961
†Hystrichodinium oligacanthum Deflandre and Cookson 1955
†Hystrichodinium pulchrum Deflandre 1935
†Hystrichodinium pulchrum densispinum Lentin and Williams 1973
†Hystrichodinium ramoides Alberti 1961
G. †Hystrichokolpoma Klumpp 1953
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†Hystrichokolpoma bulbosum Morgenroth 1968
†Hystrichokolpoma cinctum Klumpp 1953
†Hystrichokolpoma proprium Foucher 2004
†Hystrichokolpoma rigaudiae Deflandre and Cookson 1955
G. †Hystrichosphaerina Alberti 1961
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G. †Impagidinium Stover and Evitt 1978
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†Impagidinium celineae Jan du Chene 1988
†Impagidinium cristatum Lentin and Williams 1981
G. †Kaiwaradinium Wilson 1978
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†Kaiwaradinium scrutillinum Blackhouse 1987
G. †Kallosphaeridium De Coninck 1969
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†Kallosphaeridium yorubaense Jan du Chene and Adediran 1985
G. †Kenleyia Cookson and Eisenak 1965
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†Kenleyia lophophora Cookson and Eisenak 1965
†Kenleyia pachycerata Cookson and Eisenak 1965
G. †Kiokansium Below 1982
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†Kiokansium polypes Below 1982
†Kiokansium unituberculatum Stover and Evitt 1978
G. †Kleithriasphaeridium Davey 1974
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†Kleithriasphaeridium tubulosum Stover and Evitt 1978
G. †Lanternosphaeridium Morgenroth 1966
Subfm. †Leptodinioideae Fensome et al. 1993
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G. †Amphorula Dodekova 1969
G. †Carpodinium Cookson and Eisenack 1962
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†Carpodinium granulatum Cookson and Eisenack 1962
G. †Cernicysta Stover and Helby 1987
G. †Cymososphaeridium Davey 1982
G. †Egmontodinium Gitmez and Sarjeant 1972
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†Egmontodinium polyplacophorum Gitmez and Sarjeant 1973
†Egmontodinium toryna Davey 1979
†Egmontodinium torynum Davey 1979
G. †Lanterna Dodekova 1969
G. †Occisucysta Gitmez 1970
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†Occisucysta tentoria Jan du Chene 1986
G. †Omatia Cookson and Eisenack 1958
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†Omatia montgomeryi Cookson and Eisenack 1958
†Omatia pisciformis Cookson and Eisenack 1958
G. †Spiniferella Stover and Hardenbol 1994
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†Spiniferella cornuta Gerlach 1961
G. †Leptodinium Klement 1960
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†Leptodinium ambiguum Helenes 1984
†Leptodinium asymmetricum Morgan 1980
†Leptodinium cancellatum Brideaux and McIntyre 1975
†Leptodinium eumorphum Sarjeant 1969
†Leptodinium flammeolum Morgan 1980
†Leptodinium mirabile Klement 1960
†Leptodinium ovum Sah et al. 1970
†Leptodinium simplex Burger 1980
†Leptodinium subtile Klement 1960
G. †Liesbergia Berger 1986
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†Liesbergia abdounensis Soncini 1992
G. †Lingulodinium Wall 1967
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†Lingulodinium hemicystum McMinn 1991
G. Litosphaeridium Davey and Williams 1966
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†Litosphaeridium conispinum Davey and Verdier 1973
†Litosphaeridium siphoniphorum Davey and Williams 1966
G. †Meiourogonyaulax Sarjeant 1966
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G. Melitasphaeridium Harland et al. 1979
G. Nematosphaeropsis Deflandre and Cookson 1955
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†Nematosphaeropsis balcombiana Deflandre and Cookson 1955
†Nematosphaeropsis densiradiata Stover and Evitt 1978
G. †Nexosispinum Davey 1979
G. Ochetodinium Damassa 1979
G. †Oligosphaeridium Davey and Williams 1966
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†Oligosphaeridium albertense Davey and Williams 1969
†Oligosphaeridium anthophorum Cookson and Eisenak 1958
†Oligosphaeridium asterigerum Davey and Williams 1969
†Oligosphaeridium cephalum Sah et al. 1970
†Oligosphaeridium complex Davey and Williams 1966
†Oligosphaeridium dictyophorum Cookson and Eisenak 1958
†Oligosphaeridium dividuum Williams 1978
†Oligosphaeridium porosum Lentin and Williams 1981
†Oligosphaeridium pulcherrimum Davey and Williams 1966
†Oligosphaeridium pulcherrimun Davey and Williams 1966
†Oligosphaeridium totum Brideaux 1971
G. Operculodinium Wall 1967
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†Operculodinium baculatum Yu Jingxian and Zhang Wangping 1980
G. †Perisseiasphaeridium Davey and Williams 1966
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†Perisseiasphaeridium inusitatum Stevens and Helby 1987
†Perisseiasphaeridium pannosum Davey and Williams 1966
G. †Pervosphaeridium Yun and Hyesu 1981
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G. †Protoellipsodinium Davey and Verdier 1971
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G. †Psaligonyaulax Sarjeant 1966
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†Psaligonyaulax apatela Cookson and Eisenak 1960
†Psaligonyaulax deflandrei Sarjeant 1966
G. †Pterodinium Eisenack 1958
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†Pterodinium aliferum Eisenack 1958
†Pterodinium cingulatum Below 1981
†Pterodinium cornutum Cookson and Eisenack 1962
†Pterodinium cretaceum Slimani 2008
G. Pyxidinopsis Habib 1976
G. †Rhynchodiniopsis Deflandre 1935
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†Rhynchodiniopsis aptiana Deflandre 1935
†Rhynchodiniopsis serrata Du Chene et al. 1985
G. †Rigaudella Below 1982
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†Rigaudella aemula Below 1982
G. †Saturnodinium Brinkhuis et al. 1992
G. †Scriniodinium Klement 1957
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†Scriniodinium apatelum Cookson and Eisenack 1960
†Scriniodinium attadalense Eisenack 1967
†Scriniodinium ceratophorum Cookson and Eisenack 1960
†Scriniodinium dictyotum Cookson and Eisenack 1960
†Scriniodinium kempiae Stover and Helby 1987
†Scriniodinium luridum Cookson and Eisenack 1958
†Scriniodinium playfordi Cookson and Eisenack 1960
G. †Sentusidinium Sarjeant and Stover 1978
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†Sentusidinium aptiense Burger 1980
†Sentusidinium pilosum Ehrenberg 1854
G. †Sirmiodiniopsis Drugg 1978
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†Sirmiodiniopsis frisia Lentin and Williams 1981
G. †Sirmiodinium Alberti 1961
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†Sirmiodinium grossii Alberti 1961
G. †Stephodinium Deflandre 1936
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†Stephodinium coronatum Deflandre 1936
G. †Stiphrosphaeridium Davey 1982
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†Stiphrosphaeridium anthophorum Lentin and Williams 1985
G. †Surculosphaeridium Davey 1966
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G. †Systematophora Klement 1960
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†Systematophora areolata Klement 1960
†Systematophora complicata Neale and Sarjeant 1962
†Systematophora palmula Davey 1982
†Systematophora penicillata Sarjeant 1980
†Systematophora silyba Davey 1979
†Systematophora valensii Sarjeant 1961
G. †Tehamadinium Jan du Chene et al. 1986
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†Tehamadinium sousensis Jan du Chene 1986
G. †Thalassiphora Eisenack and Gocht 1960
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†Thalassiphora pelagica Eisenack 1954
G. †Tubotuberella Vozzhennikova 1967
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†Tubotuberella apatela Ioannides et al. 1977
†Tubotuberella missilis Stover and Helby 1987
†Tubotuberella vlamingii Blackhouse 1987
G. †Unipontidinium Wrenn 1988
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†Unipontidinium grande Wrenn 1988
G. †Wanaea Cookson and Eisenack 1958
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†Wanaea acollaris Dodekova 1975
†Wanaea clathrata Cookson and Eisenack 1958
†Wanaea digitata Cookson and Eisenack 1958
†Wanaea spectabilis Cookson and Eisenack 1958
G. †Wilsonisphaera Slimani 1994
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†Wilsonisphaera petila Corradini 1973
G. †Yalkalpodinium Morgan 1980
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†Yalkalpodinium scutum Morgan 1980
G. †Heslertonia Sarjeant
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†Heslertonia striata Eisenack and Cookson 1960
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G. †Conosphaeridium Cookson and Eisenack 1969
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†Conosphaeridium striatoconum Cookson and Eisenack 1969
G. Hystrichostrogylon Agelopoulos 1964
G. †Impletosphaeridium Morgenroth 1966
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G. Labyrinthodinium Piasecki 1980
G. Lophocysta Manum 1979
G. †Membranilarnacia Eisenack 1963
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†Membranilarnacia angustivela Deflandre and Cookson 1955
†Membranilarnacia leptoderma Eisenack 1963
†Membranilarnacia picena Biffi and Manum 1988
†Membranilarnacia polycladiata Cookson and Eisenack 1958
†Membranilarnacia tenella Morgenroth 1968
G. †Membranilarnax Wetzell 1933
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†Membranilarnax leptoderma Cookson and Eisenack 1958
G. †Moorodinium Blackhouse 1988
G. †Papuadinium Davey 1988
G. †Paucisphaeridium Bujak et al. 1980
G. †Peridictyocysta Cookson and Eisenack 1974
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†Peridictyocysta mirabilis Cookson and Eisenack 1974
G. †Productodinium Davey 1988
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†Productodinium chenii Davey 1988
G. †Reticulatosphaera Matsuoka 1983
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†Reticulatosphaera actinocoronata Bujak and Matsuoka 1986
Fm. †Shublikodiniaceae Wiggins 1973
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G. †Rhaetogonyaulax Sarjeant 1966
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†Rhaetogonyaulax wigginsii Lentin and Williams 1989
G. †Tanyosphaeridium Davey and Williams 1966
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†Tanyosphaeridium isocalamum Davey and Williams 1969
†Tanyosphaeridium isocalamus Cookson and Eisenak 1958
†Tanyosphaeridium magneticum Torricelli 2000
†Tanyosphaeridium salpinx Norvick 1976
†Tanyosphaeridium variecalamum Davey and Williams 1966
†Tanyosphaeridium xanthiopyxides Stover and Evitt 1978
G. †Tetrachacysta Blackhouse 1988
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†Tetrachacysta allenii Blackhouse 1988
†Tetrachacysta spinosigibberosa Blackhouse 1988
G. †Valensiella Eisenack 1963
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†Valensiella delicata Lentin and Williams 1993
†Valensiella griphus Norvick 1976
†Valensiella magna Courtinant 1989
†Valensiella ovulum Eisenack 1963
†Valensiella pygmaeus Lentin and Williams 1993
G. †Xiphophoridium Sarjeant 1966
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†Xiphophoridium alatum Sarjeant 1966
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Cambrian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 538.80000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 485.4 Ma

Collections (520 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cambrian538.8 - 485.4Finland (Soderfjarden) Hystrichosphaeridium sp. (41196)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Netherlands Rhaetogonyaulax sp. (137658)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3France (Lorraine) Rhaetogonyaulax rhaetica (36106)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4United Kingdom (England) Dissiliodinium sp. (38382)
Late/Upper Bajocian171.6 - 167.7Russian Federation (Karachay-Cherkessia) Ctenidodinium sellwoodii, Dissiliodinium sp., Tubotuberella spp. (198681) Ctenidodinium sellwoodii, Sentusidinium sp., Gonyaulacysta pectinigera, Chytroeisphaeridia chytroeides, Valensiella dictydia, Dissiliodinium sp., Valensiella ovulum, Ctenidodinium ornatum (198695) Meiourogonyaulax caytonensis, Ctenidodinium continuum, Sentusidinium sp., Dissiliodinium sp. (198680) Meiourogonyaulax caytonensis, Meiourogonyaulax valensii, Ctenidodinium sellwoodii, Batiacasphaera sp., Dissiliodinium sp. (198646) Meiourogonyaulax caytonensis, Meiourogonyaulax valensii, Ctenidodinium sellwoodii, Batiacasphaera sp., Wanaea acollaris, Chytroeisphaeridia chytroeides, Dissiliodinium sp., Ellipsoidictyum cinctum, Endoscrinium galeritum (198643) Meiourogonyaulax caytonensis, Meiourogonyaulax valensii, Ctenidodinium sellwoodii, Sentusidinium sp., Endoscrinium luridum, Dissiliodinium sp., Valensiella ovulum (198673) Meiourogonyaulax caytonensis, Meiourogonyaulax valensii, Meiourogonyaulax sp., Batiacasphaera sp., Sentusidinium sp., Leptodinium sp., Rhynchodiniopsis regalis, Chytroeisphaeridia chytroeides, Dissiliodinium sp., Valensiella ovulum (198644) Meiourogonyaulax caytonensis, Meiourogonyaulax valensii, Meiourogonyaulax sp., Ctenidodinium sellwoodii, Ctenidodinium continuum, Batiacasphaera sp., Endoscrinium luridum, Leptodinium sp., Dissiliodinium sp. (198639) Meiourogonyaulax valensii, Ctenidodinium sellwoodii, Kallosphaeridium hypornatum, Dissiliodinium sp., Tubotuberella spp. (198645) Meiourogonyaulax valensii, Ctenidodinium sellwoodii, Rhynchodiniopsis regalis, Dissiliodinium sp., Tubotuberella spp. (198674)
Bajocian - Bathonian170.3 - 166.1United Kingdom (England) Sentusidinium spp. (38397)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1United Kingdom (England) Sentusidinium spp., Scriniodinium spp., Gonyaulacysta dangeardii, Gonyaulacysta eisenackii, Gonyaulacysta jurassica, Scriniodinium luridum (38401)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom (England) Chytroeisphaeridia dictydia (38479)
Callovian - Kimmeridgian166.1 - 152.1China (Qinghai) Ctenidodinium arnatum, Wanaea digitata (61532) Systematophora areolata (68574)
Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2France (Franche-Comté) Sentusidinium villersense, Sirmiodinium grossii, Surculosphaeridium vestitum, Gonyaulacysta jurassica, Chytroeisphaeridia chytroeides, Escharisphaeridia pocockii, Ctenidodinium tenellum, Gonyaulacysta dualis, Sirmiodiniopsis orbis, Tubotuberella apatella (142143)
Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian163.5 - 150.8Poland Systematophora varispinosa, Systematophora vestita, Sentusidinium sp., Chlamydophorella nyei, Gonyaulacysta jurassica, Systematophora areolata, Systematophora valensii, Leptodinium subtile (215248) Systematophora varispinosa, Systematophora vestita, Sentusidinium sp., Sentusidinium rioultii, Endoscrinium luridum, Gonyaulacysta jurassica, Systematophora areolata, Systematophora valensii, Leptodinium subtile (215249)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0India (Jammu & Kashmir) Hystrichosphaeridium sp. (226932)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Greenland Gonyaulacysta jurassica (66539)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Greenland Gonyaulacysta scarburghensis, Gonyaulacysta jurassica (66538)
Middle Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8Poland Systematophora varispinosa, Systematophora vestita, Sentusidinium sp., Systematophora areolata, Scriniodinium dictyotum, Systematophora valensii, Systematophora penicillata, Ellipsoidictyum cinctum, Epiplosphaera areolata, Rhynchodiniopsis cladophora (215250)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1China (Xizang) Meiourogonyaulax rioultii, Meiourogonyaulax valensii, Ctenidodinium mosaicum (61451)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Greenland Sentusidinium myriatrichum, Leptodinium hyalodermopsis, Gonyaulacysta jurassica, Lanterna sarturnalis (66540)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Greenland Tanyosphaeridium isocalamus (66543)
Middle Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Greenland Sentusidinium myriatrichum, Leptodinium hyalodermopsis, Gonyaulacysta sp. (66541 66542)
Early/Lower Berriasian145.0 - 140.2Greenland Leptodinium hyalodermopsis (66553) Leptodinium hyalodermopsis, Tanyosphaeridium isocalamus (66550) Sentusidinium myriatrichum (66546) Sentusidinium myriatrichum, Leptodinium hyalodermopsis (66544) Sentusidinium myriatrichum, Leptodinium hyalodermopsis, Gonyaulacysta helicoidea, Tanyosphaeridium isocalamus (66549)