Fossil group: Acritarcha
Genus Florisphaeridium Lister, 1970

Taxon ID: 10559 | 2013-09-29 / 2013-09-29
Belongs to: Acritarcha
Sister taxa: Acanthodiacrodium | Acrosphaeridium | Actipillion | Akomachra | Ammonidium | Arbusculidium | Archaeodiscina | Arcosphaeridium | Aremoricanium | Arkonia | Asteridium | Athabascaella | Axisphaeridium | Bacisphaeridium | Baltisphaeridium | Buedingiisphaeridium | Caldariola | Calyxiella | Celtiberium | Ceratophyton | Cheleutochroa | Chlamydosphaeridia | Comasphaeridium | Coronitesta | Coryphidium | Costatilobus | Cristallinium | Cycloposphaeridium | Cymatiogalea | Cymatiosphaera | Dactylofusa | Dasydiacrodium | Dicommopalla | Dictyosphaeridium | Dictyotidium | Diexallophasis | Dilatisphaera | Domasia | Elektroriskos | Elenia | Eliasum | Estiastra | Excultibrachium | Fimbriaglomerella | Globosphaeridium | Goniosphaeridium | Gorgonisphaeridium | Gyalorhethium | Hapsidopalla | Helosphaeridium | Impluviculus | Izhoria | Joehvisphaera | Kundasphaera | Labyrinthosphaeridium | Lacunosphaeridium | Ladogella | Leiofusa | Leiosphaeridia | Leiovalia | Liepaina | Liliosphaeridium | Lophosphaeridium | Lunulidia | Micrhystridium | Multiplicisphaeridium | Nanocyclopia | Nodosus | Oppilatala | Ordovicidium | Orthosphaeridium | Ovulum | Palaeocladophora | Palaeomonostroma | Peteinosphaeridium | Pheoclosterium | Pirea | Poikilofusa | Polyancistrodorus | Polyedryxium | Polygonium | Priscogaleata | Priscotheca | Pterospermella | Pterospermopsis | Pulvinosphaeridium | Raplasphaera | Revinotesta | Rhopaliophora | Saharidia | Salopidium | Skiagia | Solisphaeridium | Stellechinatum | Stelliferidium | Taeniosphaeridium | Tasmanites | Timofeevia | Tranvikium | Trichosphaeridium | Tunisphaeridium | Tylotopalla | Veryhachium | Villosacapsula | Visbysphaera | Volkovia | Vulcanisphaera | Winwaloeusia
Contains: Florisphaeridium abruptum | Florisphaeridium circulatum | Florisphaeridium densum
Stratigraphic range: Lasnamägi Stage – Pirgu Stage | ~ 463,0–445,6 Ma
Baltoscandian species (in database): 3

Selection of related publications

  • Uutela & Tynni, 1991. Ordovician acritarchs from the Rapla borehole, Estonia

Taxon occurrences on map


Identifications of taxon in collection specimens

  • Florisphaeridium abruptum Uutela et Tynni, 1991: 1 specimens
  • Florisphaeridium circulatum Uutela et Tynni, 1991: 1 specimens
  • Florisphaeridium densum Uutela et Tynni, 1991: 1 specimens

Taxon images

Florisphaeridium abruptum Uutela et Tynni, 1991, GIT 344-111
GIT 344-111 Florisphaeridium abruptum Uutela et Tynni, 1991
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Florisphaeridium circulatum Uutela et Tynni, 1991, GIT 344-112
GIT 344-112 Florisphaeridium circulatum Uutela et Tynni, 1991
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Florisphaeridium densum Uutela et Tynni, 1991, GIT 344-113
GIT 344-113 Florisphaeridium densum Uutela et Tynni, 1991
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