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Xanthiopyxis

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)9596703https://www.gbif.org/species/9596703
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)71281https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=71281
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Chromista : Ochrophyta : Bacillariophyceae : Coscinodiscales : Coscinodiscaceae : Xanthiopyxis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Bacillariophyta : Xanthiopyxis
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)doubtful
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-EukaryaChatton 1925
-Protoctista
phylumBacillariophytaEngler and Gilg 1924
genusXanthiopyxisC.G.Ehrenberg 1845 C.G.Ehrenberg
Scientific NameXanthiopyxis (C.G.Ehrenberg) C.G.Ehrenberg, 1845
Name Published InEhrenberg, 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)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Xanthiopyxisgenusbelongs to Xanthiopyxaceaestated without evidenceAndrews, 1976
Xanthiopyxisgenusbelongs to Bacillariophytastated without evidenceAbbott and Ernissee, 1983
Xanthiopyxisgenusbelongs to CentralesimpliedCervato, 2005
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Primary Reference (PBDB)C. Cervato. 2005. personal opinion.

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Xanthiopyxis acrolopha
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthiopyxis aculeata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthiopyxis alata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthiopyxis aristrata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthiopyxis balaustium
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthiopyxis biscoctiformis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthiopyxis brevispinosa
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthiopyxis cingulata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthiopyxis cingulum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthiopyxis circulata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthiopyxis constricta
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthiopyxis coronata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthiopyxis cristata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthiopyxis danica
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthiopyxis daucispermoides
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthiopyxis diadema
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthiopyxis diaphana
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthiopyxis globosa
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthiopyxis granti
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthiopyxis hirsuta
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthiopyxis hungarica
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthiopyxis hystrix
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthiopyxis lacera
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthiopyxis lanceolata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthiopyxis leguminiformis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthiopyxis lohmani
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthiopyxis maculata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthiopyxis marginata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthiopyxis mexicana
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthiopyxis micropunctatus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthiopyxis microspinosa
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
113.8 Ma
Miocene
13.8 Ma
Miocene
Xanthiopyxis norwegica
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthiopyxis obesa
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthiopyxis oblonga
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthiopyxis ornata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthiopyxis ovalis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthiopyxis panduraeformis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthiopyxis papillosus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthiopyxis polaris
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthiopyxis reticulata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthiopyxis rotunda
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthiopyxis specticularis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthiopyxis spinosus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthiopyxis structuralis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthiopyxis suborbicularis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthiopyxis teneropunctata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthiopyxis umbonatus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthiopyxis urceolaris
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1845Xanthiopyxis Ehrenberg
1976Xanthiopyxis Andrews p. 18
1983Xanthiopyxis Abbott and Ernissee p. 304
2005Xanthiopyxis 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
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 - via World Register of Marine Species
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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