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Rutilariopsis

Bacillariophyceae - Diatomaceae

Taxonomy
Rutilariopsis was named by Van Heurck (1896). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Diatomaceae by Van Heurck (1896).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Rutilariopsis Van Heurck p. 459

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomProtista
phylumOchrophyta
classBacillariophyceaeHaeckel 1878
RankNameAuthor
familyDiatomaceae
genusRutilariopsis

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. †Rutilariopsis Van Heurck 1896
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. Van Heurck 1896Valves elliptic, with apices diminuate, prolonged, raised into a point; surface with strong puncta, distant, scattered, intermixed in the median portion with some strong spines. Margin of valve furnished with a circlet of spines. Girdle face very slightly convex from the apices towards the median portion ; apices raised into a point and spines marginal. A single species, represented in the text (fig. 189).
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