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Chaetocerotaceae
Taxonomy
Chaetocerotaceae was named by Pritchard (1861). It is extant.
It was assigned to Bacillariophyceae by Pritchard (1861).
It was assigned to Bacillariophyceae by Pritchard (1861).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1861 | Chaetocerotaceae Pritchard |
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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.
Fm. Chaetocerotaceae Pritchard 1861
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G. Bacteriastrum Shadbolt 1854
G. †Chaetoceros Ehrenberg 1844
G. †Hercotheca Ehrenberg 1844
G. †Vallodiscus Suto 2005
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Holocene or 47.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.3 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.3 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Lutetian | Russian Federation (Kamchatka) | Chaetoceros sp. (202259) | |
| Pliocene - Quaternary | Chile (Atacama) | Chaetoceros sp. (221934) | |
| Holocene | Sweden | Chaetoceros sp. (35074) |