†Periptera Ehrenberg 1845
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Parent taxon: Bacillariophyta according to W. H. Abbott and J. J. Ernissee 1983
See also Andrews 1976
Sister taxa: Archaeomonas, Bacillariophyceae, Dictyochophyceae, Phaeophyceae, Xanthophyceae, Mediaria, Clavicula, Discoideae, Stephanogonia, Dossetia, Bruniopsis, Pleurosigma, Macrora, Cymatogonia, Bacillariophytina, Triceratiaceae, Biddulphiaceae, Cosmiodiscus
Subtaxa: Periptera tetracladia
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: Maryland, North Carolina collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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