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Shionodiscus

Bacillariophyceae - Thalassiosirales - Thalassiosiraceae

Taxonomy
Shionodiscus was named by Alverson et al. (2006). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Thalassiosiraceae by Alverson et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Shionodiscus Alverson et al. p. 258

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomProtista
phylumOchrophyta
classBacillariophyceaeHaeckel 1878
RankNameAuthor
orderThalassiosirales
familyThalassiosiraceae
genusShionodiscus

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.

G. †Shionodiscus Alverson et al. 2006
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A.J. Alverson et al. 2006Thalassiosira Cleve affine, a quo rimoportula semper semota a margine, typice in
facie valvae, aliquandro ad oram faciei; hltoportulis typice extensionibus intrisecis
longis et semper extensionibus extrinsicis parvis aut absentibus.
Akin to Thalassiosira Cleve, from which it differs by the labiate process always
being distant from the margin, typically on the valve face, sometimes at the edge of
the face; with strutted processes typically with long inward extensions and always
with outward extensions reduced or absent.
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available