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Coscinodiscaceae

Bacillariophyceae - Coscinodiscales - Coscinodiscaceae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Coscinodiscaceae Kützing p. 130
1940Coscinodiscaceae Patrick p. 193
1976Coscinodiscaceae Andrews p. 8
1990Coscinodiscaceae Round et al. pp. 126, 653

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

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. Coscinodiscaceae Kützing 1844
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G. †Cestodiscus Greville 1865
G. Coscinodiscus Ehrenberg 1839
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Coscinodiscus apiculatus Ehrenberg 1844
†Coscinodiscus asteromphalus Ehrenberg 1839
†Coscinodiscus ellipticus Ehrenberg 1839
†Coscinodiscus excentricus Ehrenberg 1839
†Coscinodiscus gigas Ehrenberg 1839
†Coscinodiscus inclusus Rattray 1889
†Coscinodiscus lineatus Ehrenberg 1839
†Coscinodiscus marginatus Ehrenberg 1839
†Coscinodiscus minor Ehrenberg 1839
†Coscinodiscus oculusiridis Ehrenberg 1841
†Coscinodiscus perforatus Ehrenberg 1844
†Coscinodiscus punctatus Ehrenberg 1839
†Coscinodiscus radiatus Ehrenberg 1841
†Coscinodiscus rothii Ehrenberg 1854
†Coscinodiscus subtilis Ehrenberg 1839
†Coscinodiscus vetustissimus Pantocsek 1886
G. †Craspedodiscus Ehrenberg 1844
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†Craspedodiscus coscinodiscus Ehrenberg 1845
G. Stellarima Hasle and Sims 1986
Invalid names: Coscinodiscoideae [empty], Melosiroideae [empty]
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Campanian to the top of the Piacenzian or 83.60000 to 2.58800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 72.1 Ma

Collections (76 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Canada (Nunavut) Stellarima stenyi (57259 57440)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Antarctica Coscinodiscus morenoensis (57573 57574)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Canada (Northwest Territories) Coscinodiscus sp. (57217) Stellarima stenyi (57608 57609 57611 57613 57615 57617 57618 57619 57620 57621 57622 57623 57624 57625 57626 57627 57628 57629 57631 57632 57633 57634 57635 57636 57639 57640 57642 57643 57644 57645 57650 57651 57652 57653 57655 57656 57659 57660) Stellarima stenyi, Coscinodiscus polymorphus (57612 57614 57630)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Canada Stellarima stenyi (57616)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Antarctica Coscinodiscus morenoensis (57555 57556 57557 57558 57560 57561 57569) Coscinodiscus solidus (57563) Stellarima stenyi, Coscinodiscus morenoensis (57568)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Antarctica Coscinodiscus morenoensis (57540 57543 57547 57549 57552) Coscinodiscus morenoensis, Coscinodiscus sparsus (57550) Coscinodiscus solidus, Coscinodiscus sparsus (57545) Stellarima stenyi, Coscinodiscus morenoensis (57542) Stellarima stenyi, Coscinodiscus morenoensis, Coscinodiscus sparsus (57538)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Russian Federation (Kamchatka) Stellarima sp., Coscinodiscus argus, Coscinodiscus decrescenoides, Coscinodiscus decrescens, Coscinodiscus sp., Coscinodiscus marginatus, Coscinodiscus subtilis (202259)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03India (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) Coscinodiscus lewisianus, Coscinodiscus superbus, Craspedodiscus coscinodiscus, Coscinodiscus asteromphalus (224622)
Aquitanian - Langhian23.03 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) Coscinodiscus lewisianus, Coscinodiscus monicae, Coscinodiscus nitidus, Coscinodiscus nodulifer, Coscinodiscus oculus, Coscinodiscus plicatus, Coscinodiscus praeyabei, Coscinodiscus stellaris, Coscinodiscus apiculatus, Coscinodiscus curvatulus, Coscinodiscus marginatus, Coscinodiscus perforatus, Coscinodiscus rothii, Coscinodiscus vetustissimus, Craspedodiscus coscinodiscus, Coscinodiscus asteromphalus, Coscinodiscus gigas (48887)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Washington) Coscinodiscus subaulacodiscoidalis (224397)
Neogene23.03 - 2.58India (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) Coscinodiscus biangulatus, Coscinodiscus interlineatus, Coscinodiscus leptopus, Coscinodiscus lewisianus, Coscinodiscus nodulifer, Coscinodiscus odontodiscus, Coscinodiscus ovalis, Coscinodiscus partitus, Coscinodiscus plicatus, Coscinodiscus rex, Coscinodiscus robustus, Coscinodiscus superbus, Craspedodiscus insignis, Craspedodiscus nicobaricus, Coscinodiscus curvatulus, Coscinodiscus marginatus, Coscinodiscus radiatus, Coscinodiscus vetustissimus, Craspedodiscus coscinodiscus, Coscinodiscus ellipticus, Coscinodiscus excentricus, Coscinodiscus gigas, Coscinodiscus lineatus, Coscinodiscus minor, Coscinodiscus punctatus, Coscinodiscus subtilis (224619)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Mexico (Baja California) Coscinodiscus curvatulus, Coscinodiscus marginatus, Coscinodiscus oculusiridis, Coscinodiscus excentricus (52183)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Maryland) Coscinodiscus apiculatus, Coscinodiscus curvatulus, Coscinodiscus inclusus, Coscinodiscus marginatus, Coscinodiscus oculusiridis, Coscinodiscus perforatus, Coscinodiscus radiatus, Coscinodiscus rothii, Coscinodiscus vetustissimus, Craspedodiscus coscinodiscus (70546)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Morocco Coscinodiscus marginatus (35034)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Japan (Iwate) Coscinodiscus marginatus (56300)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Chile (Coquimbo) Coscinodiscus neoradiatus, Coscinodiscus borealis, Coscinodiscus parvus, Coscinodiscus subsalsus, Coscinodiscus apiculatus, Coscinodiscus marginatus, Coscinodiscus perforatus (222366)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Japan Coscinodiscus marginatus, Coscinodiscus radiatus (101907)