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Achnanthaceae
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Ochrophyta : Bacillariophyceae : Achnanthales : Achnanthaceae | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Diatomophyceae : Pennales : Achnanthaceae | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Achnanthaceae | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 13.8 - 11.6 Ma Miocene | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine,brackish,freshwater (based on Pennales) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photoautotroph (based on Pennales) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Pennales) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | C. Cervato. 2005. personal opinion. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | ツメケイソウ／アクナンテス |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Cocconeoideae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 15 | 13.8 Ma Miocene | 0.30 Ma Pleistocene | |
 Achnanthesgenus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Amphicocconeis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Platessa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1976 | Achnanthaceae Andrews p. 22 |
| 2005 | Achnanthaceae Cervato |
References
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!
