Full reference: P. A. Sims and A. D. Mahoood. 1998. Vulcanella hannae Sims & Mahood, Gen. et sp. Nov., with a discussion of the general Tumulopsis Hendey, Acanthodiscus Pantocsek, Poretzkia Jousé and Goniothecium Ehrenberg. Diatom Research 13(1):113-131
Parent taxon: Bacillariophyceae according to P. A. Sims and A. D. Mahoood 1998
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, Paraliales, 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, Xanthiopyxis, Heterales, Pennales, Centrales
Subtaxa: Vulcanella hannae
Type: Vulcanella hannae
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution: found only at East Antarctica, Prydz Bay (Oligocene of Antarctica)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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