Bacillariophyceae - Rhaphoneidales - Rhaphoneidaceae
Full reference: G.W. Andrews. 1977. Morphology and stratigraphic significance of Delphineis, an new marine diatom genus. In: R. Simonsen (ed.), Proceedings of the Fourth Symposium on Recent and Fossil Marine Diatoms, Oslo, August 30 - September 3, 1976. Beihefte zur Nova Hedwigia 54:243-260
Parent taxon: Rhaphoneidaceae according to F. E. Round et al. 1990
See also Abbott and Ernissee 1983
Sister taxa: Diplomenora, Rhaphoneis, Rhomboneis, Rosaforma, Sceptroneis
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• NN21 of Indian Ocean (1 collection)
• Brunhes of North Pacific (1)
• Quaternary of Indian Ocean (3), North Pacific (224), South Pacific (1)
• NN16 of Indian Ocean (1)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of North Pacific (1)
• Pliocene of Japan (2), North Pacific (15)
• Miocene of North Pacific (5), United States (4: North Carolina, Virginia)
Total: 258 collections including 329 occurrences
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