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Terpsinoe americana

Bacillariophyceae - Biddulphiales - Terpsinoaceae

Taxonomy
Tetragramma americana was named by Bailey (1854).

It was recombined as Terpsinoe americana by Andrews (1976).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Tetragramma americana Bailey
1976Terpsinoe americana Andrews p. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomProtista
phylumOchrophyta
classBacillariophyceaeHaeckel 1878
orderBiddulphiales
RankNameAuthor
suborderBiddulphiineae
familyTerpsinoaceae
genusTerpsinoeEhrenberg 1843
speciesamericana(Bailey 1854)

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.

Terpsinoe americana Bailey 1854
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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: Serravallian or 13.82000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Maryland) Terpsinoe americana (70546)