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Hexagonifera ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | genus | ||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Peridiniales : Peridiniaceae : Hexagonifera | ||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Peridiniales : Peridiniaceae : Hexagonifera | ||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Hexagonifera Cookson & Eisenack, 1961 | ||||||||||||
Name Published In | Proc. R. Soc. Vict. (N. S.) 74 | ||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 86.3 - 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 86.3 - 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. M. Keating. 1992. Palynology of the Lachman Crags Member, Santa Marta Formation (Upper Cretaceous) of north-west James Ross Island. Antartic Science 4(3):293-304 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Hexagonifera chlamydata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Hexagonifera glabra ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1961 | Hexagonifera Cookson and Eisenack |
1961 | Hexagonifera Cookson and Eisenak |
References
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!