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Kiokansium polypes

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8618405https://www.gbif.org/species/8618405
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)276969https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=276969
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Gonyaulacaceae : Kiokansium : Kiokansium polypes
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Gonyaulacaceae : Kiokansium : Kiokansium polypes
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
classDinophyceaeFritsch 1929
orderGonyaulacalesTaylor 1980
familyGonyaulacaceaeLindemann 1928
genusKiokansiumBelow 1982
speciesKiokansium polypesBelow 1982
Generic NameKiokansium
Scientific NameKiokansium polypes Below, 1982
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Kiokansium polypesspeciesbelongs to Kiokansiumstated with evidenceBelow, 1982
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance140 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance83.6 - 66.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Primary Reference (PBDB)M. E. Quattrocchio, M. A. Martínez, and A. Carpinelli Pavisich, W. Volkheimer. 2006. Early Cretaceous palynostratigraphy, palynofacies and palaeoenvironments of well sections in northeastern Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. Cretaceous Research 27:584-602

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1982Kiokansium polypes Below

References

Quattrocchio M. E., Martínez M. A., et al (2006) Early Cretaceous palynostratigraphy, palynofacies and palaeoenvironments of well sections in northeastern Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, Cretaceous Research 27, 584-602 doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2005.11.012
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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