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Cocconeis

Bacillariophyceae - Achnanthales - Cocconeidaceae

Taxonomy
Cocconeis was named by Ehrenberg (1838).

It was assigned to Cocconeidaceae by Kützing (1844); to Cocconeoideae by Andrews (1976); and to Diatomaceae by Lakhanpal et al. (1976).

Species lacking formal opinion data
C. andancensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Cocconeis Ehrenberg
1844Cocconeis Kützing p. 75
1976Cocconeis Andrews p. 22
1976Cocconeis Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomProtista
phylumOchrophyta
classBacillariophyceaeHaeckel 1878
RankNameAuthor
orderAchnanthales
familyCocconeidaceae
genusCocconeisEhrenberg 1838

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Cocconeis Ehrenberg 1838
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Environment: marine, brackish, freshwaterc
Diet: "photoautotroph"c
Created: 2008-03-19 02:48:18
Modified: 2008-03-19 04:48:18
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Serravallian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 13.82000 to 0.01200 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Neogene23.03 - 2.58India (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) C. dirupta, C. pellucida (224619)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Maryland) C. sp. (70546)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Japan C. californica, C. costata, C. scutellum, C. pellucida, C. sp., C. marginatus (55643)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (California) C. placentula, C. andancensis (234661)
Pliocene - Quaternary5.333 - 0.0Chile (Atacama) C. sp. (221934)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (California) C. placentula (234637)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Japan C. scutellum, C. vitrea (101907)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117India (Kashmir) C. placentula (224663)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (California) C. placentula (234664)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (California) C. disculus (184916) C. disculus, C. placentula (184917) C. placentula (184914 184915 184918)