Family Paraliaceae Crawford 1988 (diatom)
Bacillariophyceae - Paraliales - Paraliaceae
Full reference: R. M. Crawford. 1988. A reconsideration of Melosira arenaria and M. teres resulting in a proposed new genus Ellerbeckia. Algae and the Aquatic Environment 413-433
Parent taxon: Paraliales according to F. E. Round et al. 1990
Sister taxa: Pseudopodosiraceae, Radialiplicataceae
Subtaxa: Distephanosira Paralia
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Sweden (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Chile (1), Japan (2)
• Miocene of Chile (1), Japan (1), United States (2: Maryland, North Carolina)
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (1)
• Paleocene of Antarctica (5)
• Cretaceous of Antarctica (2), Canada (66: Northwest Territories, Nunavut)
Total: 82 collections including 97 occurrences