Subfamily Coscinodiscoideae (diatom)
Bacillariophyceae - Coscinodiscales - Coscinodiscaceae
Parent taxon: Coscinodiscaceae according to G. Andrews 1976
See also Patrick 1940
Sister taxa: Cestodiscus, Coscinodiscus, Craspedodiscus, Melosiroideae, Stellarima
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Coscinodiscoideae in the database