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Delphineis

Bacillariophyceae - Rhaphoneidales - Rhaphoneidaceae

Taxonomy
Delphineis was named by Andrews (1977). It is extant.

It was assigned to Bacillariophyta by Abbott and Ernissee (1983); and to Rhaphoneidaceae by Round et al. (1990).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Delphineis Andrews p. 249
1983Delphineis Abbott and Ernissee p. 299
1990Delphineis Round et al. pp. 127, 410-411

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomProtista
phylumOchrophyta
classBacillariophyceaeHaeckel 1878
RankNameAuthor
orderRhaphoneidales
familyRhaphoneidaceae
genusDelphineis

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. Delphineis Andrews 1977
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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 Aquitanian to the top of the Piacenzian or 23.04000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian - Langhian23.04 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) D. angustata, D. lineata, D. novaecaesaraea, D. ovata, D. penelliptica (48887)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Virginia) D. angustata, D. novaecaesaraea, D. penelliptica (71627 71629) D. novaecaesaraea, D. biseriata (57700)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Japan D. angustata, D. sp. (55643)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Japan D. surirella (101907)