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Thalassionema
Bacillariophyceae - Thalassionematales - Thalassionemataceae
Discussion
Thalassionema Grunow ex Mereschkowsky 1902
Taxonomy
Thalassionema was named by Mereschkowsky (1902). It is extant.
It was assigned to Fragilarioideae by Andrews (1976); to Bacillariophyta by Abbott and Ernissee (1983); and to Thalassionemataceae by Round et al. (1990).
It was assigned to Fragilarioideae by Andrews (1976); to Bacillariophyta by Abbott and Ernissee (1983); and to Thalassionemataceae by Round et al. (1990).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1902 | Thalassionema Mereschkowsky p. 78 |
| 1976 | Thalassionema Andrews p. 21 |
| 1983 | Thalassionema Abbott and Ernissee p. 303 |
| 1990 | Thalassionema Round et al. pp. 127, 424-425 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Langhian to the top of the Piacenzian or 15.98000 to 2.58000 Ma
Collections (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aquitanian - Langhian | USA (North Carolina) | T. nitzschiodes (48887) | |
| Langhian | Mexico (Baja California) | T. nitzchioides (52183) | |
| Serravallian | USA (Maryland) | T. obtusa (70546) | |
| Messinian | Morocco | T. nitzschioides (35035) | |
| Zanclean | Japan | T. nitzschioides (55643) | |
| Pliocene - Quaternary | Chile (Atacama) | T. nitzschioides (221934) | |
| Piacenzian | Japan | T. nitzschioides (101907) |