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Coscinodiscus apiculatus

Bacillariophyceae - Coscinodiscales - Coscinodiscaceae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Coscinodiscus apiculatus Ehrenberg
1976Coscinodiscus apiculatus Andrews p. 10

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Chromalveolata
Stramenopiles(Campbell et al. 1999)
phylumOchrophyta
RankNameAuthor
classBacillariophyceaeHaeckel 1878
orderCoscinodiscalesRound and Crawford 1990
familyCoscinodiscaceae
genusCoscinodiscus
speciesapiculatusEhrenberg 1844

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.

Coscinodiscus apiculatus Ehrenberg 1844
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Environment: marine, brackish, freshwaterc
Diet: "photoautotroph"c
Created: 2008-03-19 02:48:18
Modified: 2008-03-19 04:48:18
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Pleistocene or 23.04000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian - Langhian23.04 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) Coscinodiscus apiculatus (48887)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Maryland) Coscinodiscus apiculatus (70546)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Chile (Coquimbo) Coscinodiscus apiculatus (222366)