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Coscinodiscus asteromphalus

Bacillariophyceae - Coscinodiscales - Coscinodiscaceae

Taxonomy
Coscinodiscus asteromphalus was named by Ehrenberg (1839). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. decrescenoides, C. decrescens

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Coscinodiscus asteromphalus Ehrenberg
1976Coscinodiscus asteromphalus Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomProtista
phylumOchrophyta
classBacillariophyceaeHaeckel 1878
orderCoscinodiscalesRound and Crawford 1990
RankNameAuthor
familyCoscinodiscaceae
genusCoscinodiscus
speciesasteromphalus

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.

†Coscinodiscus asteromphalus Ehrenberg 1839
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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 Oligocene to the top of the Langhian or 33.90000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03India (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) Coscinodiscus asteromphalus (224622)
Aquitanian - Langhian23.03 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) Coscinodiscus asteromphalus (48887)