Delphineis Andrews 1977 (diatom)
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Bacillariophyceae - Rhaphoneidales - Rhaphoneidaceae
Full reference: G.W. Andrews. 1977. Morphology and stratigraphic significance of Delphineis, an new marine diatom genus. In: R. Simonsen (ed.), Proceedings of the Fourth Symposium on Recent and Fossil Marine Diatoms, Oslo, August 30 - September 3, 1976. Beihefte zur Nova Hedwigia 54:243-260
Parent taxon: Rhaphoneidaceae according to F. E. Round et al. 1990
See also Abbott and Ernissee 1983
Sister taxa: Diplomenora, Rhaphoneis, Sceptroneis
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Japan (2 collections)
• Miocene of United States (4: North Carolina, Virginia)
Total: 6 collections including 16 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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