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Melosiraceae
Taxonomy
Melosiraceae was named by Kützing (1844). It is extant.
It was assigned to Melosirales by Round et al. (1990) and Fourtanier and Kociolek (1999).
It was assigned to Melosirales by Round et al. (1990) and Fourtanier and Kociolek (1999).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1844 | Melosiraceae Kützing pp. 48-50 |
| 1990 | Melosiraceae Round et al. p. 661 |
| 1999 | Melosiraceae Fourtanier and Kociolek |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Campanian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 83.60000 to 0.01200 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 72.1 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 72.1 Ma
Collections (56 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campanian | Antarctica | Pyxidicula minuta (57574) Pyxidicula minuta, Melosira vetustissima (57573) | |
| Campanian | Canada (Nunavut) | Melosira campaniensis (57442) | |
| Campanian | Canada (Northwest Territories) | Melosira hokaidoana (57643 57644) | |
| Maastrichtian | Antarctica | Melosira patera (57554 57559 57567) Pyxidicula minuta (57556 57558 57560 57562 57569 57570 57571) Pyxidicula minuta, Melosira patera (57565 57566 57568) | |
| Paleocene | Antarctica | Melosira patera (57544) Podosira simpla, Pyxidicula minuta (57539) Podosira simpla, Pyxidicula minuta, Melosira patera, Melosira vetustissima (57547) Pyxidicula minuta (57548 57550 57552) Pyxidicula minuta, Melosira patera (57537 57540 57541 57542 57545 57549 57553) Pyxidicula minuta, Melosira patera, Melosira vetustissima (57538) Pyxidicula minuta, Melosira vetustissima (57543) | |
| Early/Lower Eocene - Late/Upper Miocene | Argentina | Melosira sp. (32201) | |
| Middle Eocene | Mexico (Baja California) | Melosira architecturalis, Melosira sulcata (201728 201729 201730) | |
| Aquitanian - Langhian | USA (North Carolina) | Melosira westii, Paralia complexa (48887) | |
| Miocene | USA (Washington) | Melosira biseriata, Melosira distans, Melosira granulata, Melosira lyrata, Melosira teres, Melosira undulata (224397) | |
| Neogene | India (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) | Podosira argus (224619) | |
| Serravallian | USA (Maryland) | Melosira westii, Paralia complexa, Pyxidicula cruciata (70546) | |
| Tortonian - Zanclean | Ethiopia | Melosira sp. (22159) | |
| Zanclean | Japan | Pyxidicula zabelinae, Melosira albicans, Melosira sol (55643) | |
| Pliocene | Armenia (Ararat) | Melosira sp. (219091) | |
| Pliocene | USA (California) | Melosira granulata (234661) | |
| Blancan | USA (California) | Melosira granulata (234637) | |
| Piacenzian | Japan | Melosira albicans (101907) | |
| Piacenzian - Gelasian | Ethiopia (Upr WebiShebele Basn) | Melosira sp. (22569 22570) | |
| Gelasian | Kenya | Melosira granulata (21537) | |
| Gelasian | Ethiopia | Melosira granulata (21555) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (California) | Melosira granulata (234664) | |
| Pleistocene | India (Kashmir) | Melosira ambigua, Melosira arenaria (224612) | |
| Rancholabrean | USA (California) | Melosira solida (184915 184916) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Sweden | Melosira sp. (162752) |