Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Pseudopyxilla americana

Bacillariophyceae

Taxonomy
Rhizosolenia americana was named by Ehrenberg (1843).

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

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. aculeata, P. dubia, P. hungarica, P. rossica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Rhizosolenia americana Ehrenberg
1976Pseudopyxilla americana Andrews p. 19

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomProtista
phylumOchrophyta
classBacillariophyceaeHaeckel 1878
RankNameAuthor
genusPseudopyxilla
speciesamericana(Ehrenberg 1843)

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.

†Pseudopyxilla americana Ehrenberg 1843
show all | hide all
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 Campanian to the top of the Serravallian or 83.60000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Antarctica Pseudopyxilla americana (57573)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Antarctica Pseudopyxilla americana (57538)
Aquitanian - Langhian23.04 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) Pseudopyxilla americana (48887)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Maryland) Pseudopyxilla americana (70546)