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Aulacoseiraceae

Bacillariophyceae - Aulacoseirales - Aulacoseiraceae

Taxonomy
Aulacoseiraceae was named by Crawford (1990). It is extant.

It was assigned to Aulacoseirales by Round et al. (1990).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Aulacoseiraceae Crawford
1990Aulacoseiraceae Round et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomProtista
phylumOchrophyta
classBacillariophyceaeHaeckel 1878
RankNameAuthor
orderAulacoseiralesCrawford 1990
familyAulacoseiraceaeCrawford 1990
familyAulacoseiraceaeCrawford 1990

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. Aulacoseiraceae Crawford 1990
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G. Aulacoseira Thwaites 1848
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Aulacoseira giraffensis Siver et al. 2019 [diatom]
G. †Eoseira Wolfe and Edlund 2005 [diatom]
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Eoseira wilsonii Wolfe and Edlund 2005 [diatom]
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Blancan or 56.00000 to 1.40000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Canada (British Columbia) Aulacoseira sp. (227820) Eoseira wilsonii (119857 119948)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Canada (Lac de Gras) Aulacoseira giraffensis (183419)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Oregon) Aulacoseira sp. (225472)