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Silicoflagellida (disused)

Chrysophyceae - Phytomastigophora - Dictyochaceae

Taxonomy
Silicoflagellida is an unranked clade. It is extant.

It was assigned to Dictyochaceae by Harwood (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Silicoflagellida Harwood

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomProtista
—Chrysophyta
classChrysophyceae
orderPhytomastigophora
RankNameAuthor
familyDictyochaceae
—Silicoflagellida
—Silicoflagellida

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.

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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: Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Antarctica Silicoflagellida indet. (57559 57568 57569)