Fossil group: Acritarcha
Genus Orthosphaeridium (Eisenack) Turner, 1984

Taxon ID: 1433 | 2010-03-17 / 2013-10-27
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 | Florisphaeridium | 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 | 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: Orthosphaeridium bispinosum | Orthosphaeridium chondrododora | Orthosphaeridium densiverrucosum | Orthosphaeridium insculptum | Orthosphaeridium latispinosum | Orthosphaeridium rectangulare | Orthosphaeridium vibrissiferum
Baltoscandian species (in database): 8

Selection of related publications

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

Taxon occurrences on map


Identifications of taxon in collection specimens

Taxon images

Orthosphaeridium bispinosum Turner, 1984, GIT 344-244
GIT 344-244 Orthosphaeridium bispinosum Turner, 1984
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Orthosphaeridium chondrododora Loeblich et Tappan, 1971, GIT 344-245
GIT 344-245 Orthosphaeridium chondrododora Loeblich et Tappan, 1971
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Orthosphaeridium densiverrucosum Kjellström, 1971, GIT 344-246
GIT 344-246 Orthosphaeridium densiverrucosum Kjellström, 1971
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Orthosphaeridium insculptum Loeblich, 1970, GIT 344-247
GIT 344-247 Orthosphaeridium insculptum Loeblich, 1970
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Orthosphaeridium rectangulare Eisenack (1963), 1968, GIT 344-248
GIT 344-248 Orthosphaeridium rectangulare Eisenack (1963), 1968
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Orthosphaeridium vibrissiferum Loeblich et Tappan, 1971, GIT 344-249
GIT 344-249 Orthosphaeridium vibrissiferum Loeblich et Tappan, 1971
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Orthosphaeridium insculptum f. erectum n. forma, GIT 344-276
GIT 344-276 Orthosphaeridium insculptum f. erectum n. forma
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Orthosphaeridium latispinosum Uutela et Tynni, 1991, GIT 344-277
GIT 344-277 Orthosphaeridium latispinosum Uutela et Tynni, 1991
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Orthosphaeridium sp., GIT 344-278
GIT 344-278 Orthosphaeridium sp.
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