Bacillariophyceae - Paraliales
Paraliales F.E. Round in Round et al. 1990
Full reference: F. E. Round, R. M. Crawford, and D. G. Mann. 1990. The diatoms biology and morphology of the genera.
Parent taxon: Bacillariophyceae according to F. E. Round et al. 1990
Sister taxa: Acanthodiscus, Achnanthales, Anaulales, Annellus, Arachnoidiscales, Asterolamprales, Aulacodiscaceae, Aulacoseirales, Bacillariales, Bacillariophycidae, Baxteria, Biddulphiales, Cavitatus, Chaetocerotaceae, Corethrales, Corinna, Coscinodiscales, Costopyxis, Cresswellia, Cussia, Cyclophorales, Cymatodiscus, Cymatosirales, Cymbellales, Detonia, Dextradonator, Diatomaceae, Dicladia, Discodiscus, Dispinodiscus, Entogonia, Epithelion, Ethmodiscales, Eunotiales, Eurossia, Eustephaniaceae, Fenestrella, Fenestrellina, Fragilariales, Gladius, Glyphodiscus, Goniothecium, Helminthopsis, Hemiaulales, Hemidiscaceae, Hendeya, Horodiscus, Huttonia, Ikebea, Incisoria, Kannoa, Katahiraia, Kentrodiscus, Kittonia, Kozloviella, Leptocylindrales, Licnophoridae, Liostephania, Liradiscus, Liriogramma, Lithodesmiales, Longinata, Mastogloiales, Melosirales, Monobrachia, Muelleriopsis, Naviculales, Neobrunia, Odontotropis, Omphalotheca, Peponia, Poretzkia, Porotheca, Praecymatosira, Pseudodimerogramma, Pseudopyxilla, Pseudostictodiscus, Pterotheca, Pyrgodiscus, Raphidineae, Rhabdonematales, Rhaphoneidales, Rhizosoleniales, Rhoicosphenia, Rhopalodiales, Rouxia, Schimperiella, Simonseniella, Solium, Stictodiscales, Striatellales, Surirellales, Symbolophora, Tabellariales, Tabularia, Thalassionematales, Thalassiophysales, Thalassiosirales, Thalassiosiropsis, Triceratiales, Trinacria, Trochosiropsis, Tubaformis, Tubulariidae, Tumulopsis, Vulcanella, Xanthiopyxis, Centrales, Pennales, Heterales
Subtaxa: Paraliaceae Pseudopodosiraceae Radialiplicataceae
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Sweden (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Chile (1), Japan (2)
• Miocene of Chile (1), United States (2: Maryland, North Carolina)
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (1)
• Paleocene of Antarctica (7)
• Cretaceous of Antarctica (2), Canada (66: Northwest Territories, Nunavut)
Total: 83 collections including 110 occurrences