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Synedra

Bacillariophyceae - Fragilariales - Fragilariaceae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1830Synedra Ehrenberg p. 60
1976Synedra Lakhanpal et al.
1983Synedra Abbott and Ernissee p. 303
1990Synedra Round et al. pp. 127, 370-371

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomProtista
phylumOchrophyta
classBacillariophyceaeHaeckel 1878
RankNameAuthor
orderFragilariales
familyFragilariaceae
genusSynedra

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. Synedra Ehrenberg 1830
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Synedra capitata Ehrenberg 1830
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 Aquitanian to the top of the Pleistocene or 23.04000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.98 Ma

Collections (119 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98North Pacific S. miocenica (261373) S. sp.1 (268450 268453)
Aquitanian - Langhian23.04 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) S. jouseana (48887)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Indian Ocean S. jouseana (247772 247776 247782 247783 247784)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63North Pacific S. sp.1 (261346 268410 268411 268412 268414 268415 268416 268417 268421 268422 268426 268427 268430 268432 268434 268436 268437 268442)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333North Pacific S. sp.1 (261303 261305 261306 261310 261312 261313 261315 261316 261317 261318 261320 261321 261322 261325 261328 261331 261332 268339 268340 268341 268342 268343 268344 268346 268348 268349 268350 268351 268352 268354 268355 268359 268361 268362 268363 268365 268366 268367 268368 268369 268373 268374 268375 268376 268377 268378 268379 268380 268381 268383 268384 268385 268386 268387 268388 268389 268391 268392 268394 268395 268396 268397 268398 268399 268400 268402 268406)
Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene11.63 - 2.58North Pacific S. sp.1 (261294 268335 268336 268337 268338)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Armenia (Ararat) S. sp. (219091)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58North Pacific S. sp.1 (268318 268330 268331 268333 268334)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (California) S. indica (234661)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117North Pacific S. sp.1 (268311)
NN163.75 - 2.5Indian Ocean S. unla (252384)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.8Ethiopia (Upr WebiShebele Basn) S. sp. (22569 22570)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (California) S. indica (234664)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117North Pacific S. sp.1 (261270 268310)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117India (Kashmir) S. gaillonii, S. obtusa, S. pulchella, S. vitrea, S. capitata (224663)
NN172.5 - 2.4Indian Ocean S. unla (252361)
NN182.4 - 1.9Indian Ocean S. unla (252342 252347)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774North Pacific S. spp. (273897)
NN210.29 - 0.0North Pacific S. tabulata (250243)