Family Achnanthaceae Kützing 1844 (diatom)
Bacillariophyceae - Achnanthales - Achnanthaceae
Full reference: F.T. Kützing. 1844. Die Kieselschaligen. Bacillarien oder Diatomeen. Nordhausen 152pp,3pls
Parent taxon: Achnanthales according to P. C. Silva 1962
See also Andrews 1976, Kützing 1844 and Navarro 1982
Sister taxon: Cocconeidaceae
Subtaxa: Achnanthes Anorthoneis Cocconeoideae
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Indian Ocean (2 collections), North Pacific (31), Southern Ocean (2), United States (1: Michigan)
• NN16 of Indian Ocean (1)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Ethiopia (2)
• Miocene of Southern Ocean (1), United States (1: Washington)
Total: 41 collections including 44 occurrences