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Dictyochaceae

Chrysophyceae - Phytomastigophora - Dictyochaceae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Dictyochaceae Lemmermann p. 92
1988Dictyochaceae Harwood

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomProtista
—Chrysophyta
classChrysophyceae
RankNameAuthor
orderPhytomastigophora
familyDictyochaceae
familyDictyochaceae

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. Dictyochaceae Lemmermann 1901
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G. †Bachmannocena Locker 1974
G. †Cannopilus Haeckel 1887
G. Caryocha Bukry and Monechi 1985
G. †Corbisema Hanna 1928
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†Corbisema angularis Barron et al. 1984
†Corbisema exilis Barron et al. 1984
†Corbisema flexuosa Stradner 1961
†Corbisema hastata Perch-Nielsen 1975
†Corbisema hastata miranda Barron et al. 1984
†Corbisema inermis Schultz 1928
†Corbisema inermis ballantina Barron et al. 1984
†Corbisema regina Barron et al. 1984
G. †Cornua Schultz
G. Dictyocha Ehrenberg 1837
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†Dictyocha byronalis Barron et al. 1984
Dictyocha deflandrei Frenguelli 1940
†Dictyocha fibula Ehrenberg 1838
Dictyocha frenguellii Deflandre 1950
G. Halicalyptra Ehrenberg 1846
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†Halicalyptra ambulans Ruedemann and Wilson 1936
†Halicalyptra similis Ruedemann and Wilson 1936
Halicalyptra virginica Ehrenberg 1854
Invalid names: Halicalyptra aculeata Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium]
G. Hannaites Mandra 1969
G. †Lyramula Hanna 1928
G. †Mesocena Ehrenberg 1843
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†Mesocena diodon Ehrenberg 1844
G. †Naviculopsis Frenguelli 1940
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†Naviculopsis americana Barron et al. 1984
Naviculopsis foliacea Deflandre 1950
G. Neonaviculopsis Locker and Martini 1986
G. Octactis Schiller 1925
G. Paradictyocha Frenguelli 1940
G. Paramesocena Locker and Martini 1986
G. Septamesocena Bachmann 1970
G. †Stephanocha Jordan and McCartney 2015
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Invalid names: Distephanus Stöhr 1880 [objective synonym]
G. †Vallacerta Hanna 1928
Invalid names: Silicoflagellida [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Locomotion: passively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicc
Diet: "photoautotroph"c
Created: 2009-07-21 10:14:48
Modified: 2009-07-21 12:14:48
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Campanian to the top of the Holocene or 83.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 72.2 Ma

Collections (358 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Antarctica Corbisema apiculata, Corbisema geometrica, Corbisema lateradiata, Corbisema archangelskiana, Lyramula deflandrei, Lyramula furcula, Lyramula minor, Vallacerta tumidula (57574) Corbisema geometrica, Lyramula deflandrei, Lyramula furcula, Lyramula minor, Vallacerta siderea, Vallacerta tumidula (57573)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Antarctica Corbisema apiculata, Corbisema geometrica, Corbisema lateradiata, Lyramula deflandrei, Lyramula furcula, Lyramula minor, Lyramula simplex, Silicoflagellida indet., Vallacerta siderea, Vallacerta tumidula, Corbisema inermis (57568) Corbisema apiculata, Corbisema lateradiata, Lyramula deflandrei, Lyramula furcula, Lyramula minor, Silicoflagellida indet., Vallacerta siderea, Vallacerta tumidula (57569) Corbisema geometrica, Corbisema lateradiata, Lyramula deflandrei, Lyramula furcula, Lyramula minor, Lyramula simplex, Vallacerta tumidula, Corbisema inermis (57554) Corbisema geometrica, Lyramula furcula (57557 57565) Corbisema geometrica, Lyramula furcula, Lyramula minor, Vallacerta tumidula, Corbisema inermis (57561) Corbisema lateradiata, Lyramula deflandrei, Lyramula furcula, Corbisema inermis (57558) Corbisema lateradiata, Lyramula furcula, Lyramula minor, Lyramula simplex, Vallacerta siderea (57556) Corbisema lateradiata, Lyramula minor (57560) Lyramula deflandrei, Lyramula furcula (57571) Lyramula deflandrei, Lyramula furcula, Lyramula minor, Lyramula simplex, Silicoflagellida indet. (57559) Lyramula furcula (57555 57563) Lyramula furcula, Lyramula minor, Lyramula simplex, Vallacerta siderea (57562) Lyramula furcula, Vallacerta tumidula (57566)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Antarctica Corbisema apiculata (57537 57548) Corbisema apiculata, Corbisema aspera (57550) Corbisema apiculata, Corbisema aspera, Corbisema hastata, Corbisema inermis (57540) Corbisema apiculata, Corbisema aspera, Corbisema inermis (57546) Corbisema apiculata, Corbisema aspera, Corbisema lateradiata, Corbisema hastata (57538) Corbisema apiculata, Corbisema aspera, Corbisema lateradiata, Corbisema sp. variant, Cornua sp. A., Dictyocha navicula, Dictyocha staurodon, Corbisema hastata, Corbisema inermis (57542) Corbisema apiculata, Corbisema sp. variant, Corbisema hastata, Corbisema inermis (57545) Corbisema lateradiata, Corbisema inermis (57544) Cornua trifurcata, Corbisema inermis (57547) Lyramula furcula (57553)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Southern Ocean Naviculopsis foliacea (243211)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71USA (California) Corbisema angularis, Corbisema exilis, Corbisema hastata, Corbisema inermis, Corbisema regina, Dictyocha byronalis, Naviculopsis constricta, Naviculopsis minor, Naviculopsis americana (201733)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Southern Ocean Dictyocha deflandrei (243718)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Southern Ocean Dictyocha frenguellii (243210)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98North Pacific Dictyocha fibula (261368) Dictyocha pulchella (261363 261367) Dictyocha speculum (261371)
Aquitanian - Langhian23.04 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) Halicalyptra picassoi, Corbisema tracantha, Dictyocha fibua, Dictyocha rhombica, Dictyocha a, Dictyocha b, Cannopilus binoculus, Cannopilus haeckelii, Cannopilus hemisphaericus, Cannopilus sphaericus, Cannopilus triommata, Cannopilus a, Cannopilus b, Distephanus stauracanthus, Mesocena elliptica, Distephanus crux, Distephanus speculum (48887)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63North Pacific Dictyocha fibula (261361) Dictyocha pulchella (261360)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Southern Ocean Distephanus crux, Distephanus boliviensis (245878) Distephanus crux, Distephanus speculum (245876) Distephanus speculum (244417 245877 245879)
Neogene23.04 - 2.58India (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) Cannopilus hemisphaericus, Distephanus speculum (224619)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Peru Corbisema triacantha (192828)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Mexico (Baja California) Distephanus crux, Distephanus speculum (236356)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Mexico (Baja California) Corbisema triacantha, Cannopilus hemisphaericus, Cannopilus sphaericus, Mesocena apiculata, Distephanus crux, Distephanus speculum, Dictyocha fibula (52183)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63North Pacific Corbisema hastata (261347 261352) Dictyocha fibula, Corbisema hastata (261353) Dictyocha pulchella (261337 261338 261339 261341 261345 261354 261356 261357) Dictyocha pulchella, Corbisema hastata (261358 261359) Dictyocha pulchella, Dictyocha fibula, Corbisema hastata (261355) Dictyocha pulchella, Distephanus crux (261340) Dictyocha pulchella, Distephanus crux, Corbisema hastata (261346) Dictyocha pulchella, Mesocena elliptica, Dictyocha fibula, Corbisema hastata (261343) Mesocena elliptica, Distephanus crux (261342)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Chile (Coquimbo) Mesocena elliptica, Distephanus speculum (222363)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Southern Ocean Distephanus speculum (243209)
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.98 - 5.333North Pacific Dictyocha pulchella (261334) Distephanus crux, Dictyocha speculum (261335)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Southern Ocean Distephanus pseudofibulua, Mesocena diodon (243208) Stephanocha pseudofibula (258575)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333North Pacific Dictyocha fibula (261300 261305 261308 261314 261320) Dictyocha pulchella (261295 261297 261298 261303 261304 261306 261307 261315 261321 261322 261327 261328 261332) Dictyocha pulchella, Dictyocha fibula (261299 261316 261333) Dictyocha pulchella, Dictyocha speculum (261324 261331) Dictyocha pulchella, Dictyocha speculum, Corbisema hastata (261318) Dictyocha pulchella, Distephanus crux, Dictyocha speculum (261325) Dictyocha pulchella, Mesocena elliptica (261312 261313) Dictyocha speculum (261301 261302 261319) Dictyocha speculum, Dictyocha fibula (261317 261323) Mesocena elliptica, Dictyocha speculum (261310)
Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene11.63 - 2.58North Pacific Dictyocha fibula (261293) Dictyocha pulchella (261292 261294)
NN118.25 - 5.6South Atlantic Dictyochaceae indet. (256264 256267)
NN118.25 - 5.6Indian Ocean Dictyochaceae indet. (248303 248304)
NN11 - NN128.25 - 5.0Indian Ocean Dictyochaceae indet. (259128)
NN12 - NN135.6 - 4.0Indian Ocean Dictyochaceae indet. (259124 259126 259127)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6North Pacific Distephanus jimlingii, Distephanus quinquangellus, Distephanus speculum (271977)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58North Pacific Dictyocha fibula (261281 261282) Dictyocha pulchella (261280 261283 261286) Dictyocha pulchella, Dictyocha speculum (261289) Dictyocha speculum (261288) Dictyocha speculum, Dictyocha fibula (261287)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Southern Ocean Bachmannocena pappii (247464 247465) Stephanocha pseudofibula (248900 248906)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117North Pacific Dictyocha fibula (261278) Dictyocha pulchella, Dictyocha speculum, Dictyocha fibula (261276) Dictyocha speculum, Dictyocha fibula (261277)
NN13 - NN145.0 - 3.75Indian Ocean Dictyochaceae indet. (259119)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58North Pacific Dictyochaceae indet., Distephanus jimlingii, Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus octonarius, Distephanus speculum (270090) Dictyochaceae indet., Distephanus jimlingii, Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus octonarius, Distephanus speculum, Distephanus boliviensis (270092) Dictyochaceae indet., Distephanus jimlingii, Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus speculum (270091) Dictyochaceae indet., Distephanus jimlingii, Distephanus speculum (270617) Dictyochaceae indet., Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus octonarius, Distephanus speculum (270088 270089 271972) Distephanus jimlingii, Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus octonarius, Distephanus speculum (271973 271975 271976) Distephanus jimlingii, Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus speculum (270093) Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus octonarius, Distephanus speculum (271974) Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus speculum (270087) Distephanus speculum (270086)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.8North Pacific Dictyochaceae indet., Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus speculum (271971) Distephanus speculum (270616)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8North Pacific Dictyochaceae indet., Dictyocha subarctios, Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus octonarius, Distephanus speculum (270611) Dictyochaceae indet., Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus octonarius, Distephanus speculum (270085) Dictyochaceae indet., Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus quinquangellus, Distephanus speculum (270084 270612) Dictyochaceae indet., Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus speculum (271965) Dictyochaceae indet., Distephanus speculum (270082 270083 270608) Distephanus jimlingii, Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus speculum (271967) Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus speculum (270476 270478 270609 270610 271968 271970) Distephanus speculum (270080 270081 270475 270613 270614 270615 271964 271966 271969) Distephanus speculum, Distephanus boliviensis (271963)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.58 - 0.774North Pacific Distephanus speculum (271962)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Southern Ocean Bachmannocena pappii (247595 247597) Bachmannocena pappii, Stephanocha pseudofibula (247598) Corbisema triacantha, Stephanocha pseudofibula (247600) Dictyocha spp. (247594) Stephanocha pseudofibula (247596 247599 247603 247609)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Indian Ocean Mesocena elliptica (251309 251312 255241 255244 256956 256957 256958 256960) Mesocena quadrangula (251310 251317 251318 255242 255243 255245 255248 255249 255254) Mesocena quadrangula, Mesocena elliptica (251313 251314 251319 251320 251321 251328 255246 255253 256959 256962 256963 256965)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117North Pacific Dictyocha fibula (261270 261275) Dictyocha speculum (261271) Dictyocha speculum, Dictyocha fibula (261272) Dictyochaceae indet., Dictyocha subarctios, Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus octangulatus, Distephanus speculum (269378) Dictyochaceae indet., Dictyocha subarctios, Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus slavincii, Distephanus octangulatus, Distephanus speculum (272402) Dictyochaceae indet., Dictyocha subarctios, Distephanus slavincii, Distephanus octangulatus (272404) Dictyochaceae indet., Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus octangulatus, Distephanus octonarius, Distephanus speculum (269386) Dictyochaceae indet., Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus octonarius, Distephanus speculum (269389) Dictyochaceae indet., Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus slavincii, Distephanus octangulatus, Distephanus octonarius (272403) Distephanus medianoctisol (272400) Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus octangulatus, Distephanus octonarius, Distephanus speculum (269384) Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus octonarius, Distephanus speculum (269388 272401) Distephanus octangulatus, Distephanus octonarius, Distephanus speculum (269387) Distephanus octonarius (269379 269383) Distephanus octonarius, Distephanus speculum (269382) Distephanus speculum (269380 269381 269385) Mesocena elliptica (261274) Mesocena elliptica, Dictyocha speculum, Dictyocha fibula (261273)
NN18 - NN192.4 - 0.42South Atlantic Dictyochaceae indet. (256240 256241 256243 256245)
NN18 - NN192.4 - 0.42Indian Ocean Dictyochaceae indet. (259107)
C2r.1r2.116 - 1.925North Pacific Distephanus speculum (270332)
NN191.9 - 0.42South Atlantic Dictyochaceae indet. (256235 256237 256239)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774North Pacific Dictyocha subarctios (270064) Dictyocha subarctios, Dictyocha mandrai, Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus slavincii, Distephanus octangulatus, Distephanus speculum (270484) Dictyocha subarctios, Distephanus medianoctisol (270472) Dictyocha subarctios, Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus octangulatus, Distephanus octonarius (271956) Dictyocha subarctios, Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus octangulatus, Distephanus speculum (270071 270474) Dictyocha subarctios, Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus octonarius (270070 271958) Dictyocha subarctios, Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus octonarius, Distephanus speculum (270599 270600) Dictyocha subarctios, Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus octonarius, Distephanus speculum, Distephanus boliviensis (270073) Dictyocha subarctios, Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus slavincii, Distephanus octangulatus (270473) Dictyocha subarctios, Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus speculum (270074 270326) Dictyocha subarctios, Distephanus octangulatus, Distephanus octonarius, Distephanus speculum (270324) Dictyocha subarctios, Distephanus octonarius (270602 270604) Dictyocha subarctios, Distephanus octonarius, Distephanus speculum (271888) Dictyocha subarctios, Distephanus speculum (271887) Dictyochaceae indet., Dictyocha mandrai, Dictyocha subarctios, Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus speculum (270601) Dictyochaceae indet., Dictyocha subarctios, Dictyocha mandrai, Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus slavincii, Distephanus octangulatus, Distephanus speculum (270483) Dictyochaceae indet., Dictyocha subarctios, Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus octangulatus, Distephanus octonarius, Distephanus speculum (270598) Dictyochaceae indet., Dictyocha subarctios, Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus octonarius (270069) Dictyochaceae indet., Dictyocha subarctios, Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus slavincii, Distephanus octangulatus, Distephanus speculum (270487) Dictyochaceae indet., Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus octangulatus, Distephanus octonarius, Distephanus speculum, Bachmannocena apiculata (270066) Dictyochaceae indet., Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus octonarius, Distephanus quinquangellus, Distephanus speculum, Distephanus boliviensis (271959) Dictyochaceae indet., Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus octonarius, Distephanus speculum (270076 270078 270591 270596 271960) Dictyochaceae indet., Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus quinquangellus, Distephanus speculum (270486) Dictyochaceae indet., Distephanus octangulatus, Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus speculum (271857) Dictyochaceae indet., Distephanus octangulatus, Distephanus octonarius, Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus speculum (271867) Dictyochaceae indet., Distephanus octangulatus, Distephanus octonarius, Distephanus speculum (270481) Dictyochaceae indet., Distephanus octonarius (270067) Dictyochaceae indet., Distephanus octonarius, Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus speculum (271861) Dictyochaceae indet., Distephanus speculum (270327) Distephanus jimlingii, Distephanus octonarius, Distephanus speculum (270075) Distephanus medianoctisol (271855 271955) Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus octangulatus, Distephanus octonarius, Distephanus speculum (270480) Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus octangulatus, Distephanus octonarius, Distephanus speculum, Corbisema hastata (270065) Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus octangulatus, Distephanus speculum (271953) Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus octonarius, Distephanus quinquangellus, Distephanus speculum (270597) Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus octonarius, Distephanus speculum (270068 270603 271957) Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus slavincii, Distephanus octangulatus, Distephanus speculum (270482 270485) Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus speculum (270072 270469 270593 271854 271876) Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus speculum, Distephanus boliviensis (270079) Distephanus octangulatus (270325 270479 271879) Distephanus octangulatus, Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus speculum (271865 271873 271885) Distephanus octangulatus, Distephanus octonarius, Distephanus medianoctisol (271886) Distephanus octangulatus, Distephanus octonarius, Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus speculum (271868) Distephanus octangulatus, Distephanus speculum (270470 271856 271874 271877 271881) Distephanus octangulatus, Distephanus speculum, Distephanus boliviensis (271866 271878) Distephanus octonarius (271883) Distephanus octonarius, Distephanus medianoctisol (271863 271872) Distephanus octonarius, Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus speculum (271858 271859 271862 271884) Distephanus octonarius, Distephanus speculum (270594 271860 271954) Distephanus quinquangellus, Distephanus speculum (270328) Distephanus slavincii, Distephanus boliviensis (270471) Distephanus speculum (270077 270590 270592 270595 270605 270607 271853 271864 271869 271870 271871 271875 271880 271882 271961) Distephanus speculum, Distephanus boliviensis (270606)
C1r.2r1.187 - 1.071North Pacific Dictyochaceae indet., Dictyocha subarctios, Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus octonarius, Distephanus speculum (270331)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Southern Ocean Corbisema flexuosa (242842 242843 242844 242845)
Brunhes0.773 - 0.0North Pacific Distephanus medianoctisol, Distephanus speculum (270330) Distephanus octangulatus (270329)
NN210.29 - 0.0Indian Ocean Dictyocha spp. (256504) Dictyochaceae indet. (252970)
NN210.29 - 0.0South Atlantic Dictyochaceae indet. (256227)
NN210.29 - 0.0North Pacific Dictyochaceae indet., Distephanus octangulatus, Distephanus speculum (272405)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Southern Ocean Distephanus speculum (244103 244104 244105)