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Scenedesmaceae

Chlorophyceae - Scenedesmaceae

Taxonomy
Scenedesmaceae was named by Oltmanns (1904). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Chlorophyceae by Oltmanns (1904).

Subtaxa
Scenedesmus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Scenedesmaceae Oltmanns

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Archaeplastida
—Chloroplastida
RankNameAuthor
phylumChlorophytaReichenbach 1834
classChlorophyceaeKützing 1843
familyScenedesmaceaeOltmanns 1904
familyScenedesmaceaeOltmanns 1904

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Scenedesmaceae Oltmanns 1904
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G. †Scenedesmus Meyen 1829
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†Scenedesmus dimorphus Kutzing 1834
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Environment: lagoonal, coastal, inner shelf, marine, brackish, freshwaterp
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2007-10-23 02:26:17
Modified: 2007-10-23 04:26:17
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Barremian to the top of the Danian or 125.77000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4United Kingdom (England) Scenedesmus bifidus, Scenedesmus novilunaris (45193)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Argentina (Mendoza) Scenedesmus bijuga (168549)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Scenedesmus sp. (239891)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Salta) Scenedesmus sp. (153433)