†Achnanthes (diatom)
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Bacillariophyceae - Achnanthales - Achnanthaceae
Parent taxon: Achnanthaceae according to F.T. Kützing 1844
See also Navarro 1982 and Shoshani et al. 1989
Sister taxa: Anorthoneis, Cocconeoideae
Subtaxa: Achnanthes bengalensis Achnanthes longipes Achnanthes manifera
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
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