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Actinocyclus octonarius ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	5421612	https://www.gbif.org/species/5421612
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	387042	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=387042

Rank

species

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Chromista : Ochrophyta : Bacillariophyceae : Coscinodiscales : Hemidiscaceae : Actinocyclus : Actinocyclus octonarius

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Bacillariophyta : Actinocyclus : Actinocyclus octonarius

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukarya	Chatton 1925
-	Protoctista
phylum	Bacillariophyta	Engler and Gilg 1924
genus	Actinocyclus	Ehrenberg 1838
species	Actinocyclus octonarius	Ehrenberg

Generic Name

Actinocyclus

Scientific Name

Actinocyclus octonarius Ehrenberg

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Actinocyclus octonarius	species	belongs to Actinocyclus	stated without evidence	Ehrenberg, 1838

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

23.0 - 13.8 Ma
Miocene

Last Recorded Appearance

3.60 - 2.59 Ma
Cenozoic

Primary Reference (PBDB)

G. Andrews. 1976. Miocene marine diatoms from the Choptank Formation, Calvert County, Maryland. Professional Paper

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)
Actinocyclus ehrenbergii moniliformis variety	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Actinocyclus octonarius minuta form	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Actinocyclus octonarius octonarius variety	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Actinocyclus octonarius octonarius form	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Actinocyclus octonarius tenellus variety	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Actinoptychus octonarius Kützing, 1844 (Ehrenberg)	GBIF	species	Chromista : Ochrophyta : Bacillariophyceae : Coscinodiscales : Hemidiscaceae : Actinocyclus : *Actinoptychus octonarius*
Actinoptychus vulgaris octonaria Frenguelli, 1928 (Ehrenberg)	GBIF	form	Chromista : Ochrophyta : Bacillariophyceae : Coscinodiscales : Hemidiscaceae : Actinocyclus : Actinoptychus vulgaris octonaria
Actinoptychus undulatus octonarius Grunow, 1867 (Ehrenberg)	GBIF	variety	Chromista : Ochrophyta : Bacillariophyceae : Coscinodiscales : Hemidiscaceae : Actinocyclus : *Actinoptychus undulatus octonarius*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1838	Actinocyclus octonarius Ehrenberg
1976	Actinocyclus octonarius Andrews p. 13

References

Andrews G. (1976) Miocene marine diatoms from the Choptank Formation, Calvert County, Maryland, Professional Paper

(1996) database, NODC Taxonomic Code - via Catalogue of Life

Bengt Karlson (2008) Bearbetad lista över encelliga organismer i marin miljö. Listan följer Algaebase (http://www.algaebase.org) och har bearbetats av Bengt Karlson (SMHI). - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

Fourtanier, E. & Kociolek, J. P. (compilers). (2011). Catalogue of Diatom Names. California Academy of Sciences, On-line Version. Updated 2011-09-19. - via World Register of Marine Species

Hartley, B., Ross, R. & Williams, D.M. (1986). A check-list of the freshwater, brackish and marine diatoms of the British Isles and adjoining coastal waters. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 66(3): 531-610. - via World Register of Marine Species

Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species

Scott, F.J.; Marchant, H.J. (Ed.). (2005). Antarctic marine protists. Australian Biological Resources Study: Canberra. ISBN 0-642-56835-9. 563 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species

Fourtanier, E. & Kociolek, J.P. (1999) - via Taxa Watermanagement the Netherlands (TWN)

Dyntaxa. (2013). Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013]. - via World Register of Marine Species

Hällfors, G. (2004). Checklist of Baltic Sea Phytoplankton Species (including some heterotrophic protistan groups). Baltic Sea Environment Proceedings. No. 95: 210 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species

Biota Neotrop.,6(3): 1-28,2006 - via Brazilian Flora 2020 project - Projeto Flora do Brasil 2020

Biota Neotrop.,8(3): 151-173,2008 - via Brazilian Flora 2020 project - Projeto Flora do Brasil 2020

Krayesky, D. M.; Meave, D. C.; Zamudio, E.; Norris, E.; Fredericq, S.; Tunnell, J. (2009). Diatoms (Bacillariophyta) of the Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico origin, waters, and biota. 1: 155-186. - via World Register of Marine Species

Tomas, C.R. (Ed.). (1997). Identifying marine phytoplankton. Academic Press: San Diego, CA [etc.] (USA). ISBN 0-12-693018-X. XV, 858 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species

Witkowski, A. et al. (2000) - via Taxa Watermanagement the Netherlands (TWN)

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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