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Heterokontophyta
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| Rank | phylum (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Heterokontophyta | |||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Common Name | heterokonts | |||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 53 | |||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 14 (26%) | |||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 237 - 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | W. Kiessling. 2004. Ecology opinions. | |||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Chrysophyceae class | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 84 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Dictyochophyceae class | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 68 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
 Phaeophyceaeclass | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | Brown Algae | 18 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 0 Ma Extant |
| Xanthophyceae class | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | Yellow-green Algae | 0 Ma Extant |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2004 | Heterokontophyta Kiessling |
| 2008 | Heterokontophyta Taylor et al. p. 1027 |
References
| Kiessling W. (2004) Ecology opinions |
| Taylor E., Taylor T., et al (2008) Paleobotany: The Biology and Evolution of Fossil Plants, 1-1230 |
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!
