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Stephanopyxis

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	9466157	https://www.gbif.org/species/9466157
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	71276	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=71276

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Chromista : Ochrophyta : Bacillariophyceae : Melosirales : Stephanopyxidaceae : Stephanopyxis

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Bacillariophyta : Stephanopyxis

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukarya	Chatton 1925
-	Protoctista
phylum	Bacillariophyta	Engler and Gilg 1924
genus	Stephanopyxis	C.G.Ehrenberg 1845 C.G.Ehrenberg

Scientific Name

Stephanopyxis (C.G.Ehrenberg) C.G.Ehrenberg, 1845

Name Published In

Ehrenberg, C.G. (1845). Neue Untersuchungen über das kleinste Leben als geologisches Moment. Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin, 1845: 53-87

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Stephanopyxis	genus	belongs to Melosiroideae	stated without evidence	Andrews, 1976
Stephanopyxis	genus	belongs to Bacillariophyta	stated without evidence	Abbott and Ernissee, 1983
Stephanopyxis	genus	belongs to Centrales	implied	Cervato, 2005

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Primary Reference (PBDB)

C. Cervato. 2005. personal opinion.

Common Name(s)

ステファノピキシス

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Stephanopyxis aciculata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis aculeata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis ambigua species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis antiqua species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis antiquus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis apiculata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis appendiculata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis aristata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis avita species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis barbadensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis beringensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis bicornis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis biseriata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis broschii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis brunii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis californica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis campana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis campechiana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis cancellatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis carkovianus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis convexa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis corona ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	23.0 Ma Miocene	13.8 Ma Miocene
Stephanopyxis coronata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis costatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis crassispina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis crenata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis cristagalli species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis cristata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis cylindrica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis delectabilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis diadema species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis dimorpha species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis discrepans species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis entzii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis eocaenica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis ferox species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis furcata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis fuscus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis grossecellulata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis gyrata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis hannai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis herzbergi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis hispida species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis hispidula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis horridus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis hyalina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis hyalomarginata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis inermis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis inordinata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis kamtschatica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis kittoniana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis kulmii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis liclana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis limbata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis lineata ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		2	23.0 Ma Miocene	13.8 Ma Miocene
Stephanopyxis longispinosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis magna species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis maxima species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis megastoma species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis melosiroides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis minor species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis minuta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis minutus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis miocenica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis mirabilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis monstrosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis multispinosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis neogena species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis neogenica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis nidulus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis niejahrii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis nipponica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis oamaruensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis oligocaenica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis orbicularis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis ornata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis pacifica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis palmeriana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis parentes species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis pediastriformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis peragalli species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis permarginata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis petaliforma species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis petaliformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis polaris species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis porteri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis protea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis pseudogrunowii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis pulcher species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis repax species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis reticulata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis robusta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis russica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis schmidtii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis schulzii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis simonseni ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		55	83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Stephanopyxis spinosissima species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis subantarctica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis sulcata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis tholiformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis thomei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis tiltilensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis trisculpta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis tuncaensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis turgida species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanopyxis turris ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		92	83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	3.60 Ma Pliocene
Stephanopyxis vasta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1845	Stephanopyxis Ehrenberg
1976	Stephanopyxis Andrews p. 9
1983	Stephanopyxis Abbott and Ernissee p. 303
2005	Stephanopyxis Cervato

References

Cervato C. (2005) personal opinion.

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

Abbott W. H., Ernissee J. J. (1983) Biostratigraphy and paleoecology of a diatomaceous clay unit in the Miocene Pungo River Formation of Beaufort County, North Carolina, Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 53, 287-353

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

Round, F.E.; Crawford, R.M.; Mann, D.G. (1990). The diatoms: biology and morphology of the genera. Cambridge University Press: London, UK. ISBN 0-521-363187. 747 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species

Hasle, G.R. & Syvertsen, E.E. (1995) - via Taxa Watermanagement the Netherlands (TWN)

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 Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS)

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

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

Hasle, G.R. & Syvertsen, E.E. (1997) - via Taxa Watermanagement the Netherlands (TWN)

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 Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS)

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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