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Stictodiscaceae

Bacillariophyceae - Stictodiscales - Stictodiscaceae

Taxonomy
Stictodiscaceae was named by Simonsen (1972). It is extant.

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

Subtaxa
Stictodiscus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Stictodiscaceae Simonsen p. 50
1990Stictodiscaceae Round et al. p. 126

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomProtista
phylumOchrophyta
classBacillariophyceaeHaeckel 1878
RankNameAuthor
orderStictodiscales
familyStictodiscaceae
familyStictodiscaceae

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. Stictodiscaceae Simonsen 1972
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G. †Stictodiscus Greville 1861
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 Lutetian to the top of the Langhian or 48.07000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Russian Federation (Kamchatka) Stictodiscus hardmanianus, Stictodiscus kittonianus (202259)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04India (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) Stictodiscus nankoorensis (224622)
Aquitanian - Langhian23.04 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) Stictodiscus kittonianus (48887)
Neogene23.04 - 2.58India (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) Stictodiscus nankoorensis, Stictodiscus novarae, Stictodiscus rota (224619)