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Thalassionemataceae

Bacillariophyceae - Thalassionematales - Thalassionemataceae

Discussion

Thalassionematales F.E. Round in Round et al. 1990

Taxonomy
Thalassionemataceae was named by Round et al. (1990). It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Thalassionemataceae Round et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomProtista
phylumOchrophyta
classBacillariophyceaeHaeckel 1878
RankNameAuthor
orderThalassionematales
familyThalassionemataceae
familyThalassionemataceae

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. Thalassionemataceae Round et al. 1990
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G. Lioloma Hasle and Syvertsen 1996
G. Thalassionema Mereschkowsky 1902
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†Thalassionema obtusa Grunow 1881
G. Thalassiothrix Cleve and Grunow 1880
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†Thalassiothrix longissima Cleve and Grunow 1880
G. Trichotoxon Reid and Round 1987
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 Langhian to the top of the Holocene or 15.98000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 13.82 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian - Langhian23.04 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) Thalassionema nitzschiodes (48887)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Mexico (Baja California) Thalassiothrix longissima (236356)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Mexico (Baja California) Thalassionema nitzchioides, Thalassiothrix longissima (52183)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Maryland) Thalassionema obtusa, Thalassiothrix longissima (70546)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Morocco Thalassionema nitzschioides (35035)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Japan Thalassionema nitzschioides, Thalassiothrix frauenfeldii, Thalassiothrix robusta, Thalassiothrix longissima (55643)
Pliocene - Quaternary5.333 - 0.0Chile (Atacama) Thalassionema nitzschioides (221934)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Japan Thalassionema nitzschioides, Thalassiothrix longissima (101907)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Congo-Kinshasa Trichotoxon ruwenzoriense (22074)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Congo-Kinshasa Trichotoxon ruwenzoriense (22073)