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Diatoms


Classification: ntax_main -> other groups -> Diatoms
Sister taxa: Haptophytes, Parmales, Silicoflagellates, Miscellaneous scale-bearing groups, Testate amoebae, Chrysophyte cysts, Dinophytes, Diatoms, Zooplankton groups, Ascidian spicules, C. and crud, Palaeozoic nannofossils, A. Agglutinations

Taxonomy:

Citation: Bacillariophyceae Dangeard 1933
Taxonomic rank: class
Synonyms:
Taxonomic discussion: A selection of diatoms as commonly seen in nannoplankotn preps

Farinacci & Howe catalog pages:

Search data:
Lith size: 0->0µm;
The morphological data given here can be used on the advanced search page. See also these notes

Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): Extant. Data source: Total of ranges of the species in this database
First occurrence (base): within Cretaceous Period (66.04-143.10Ma, base in Berriasian stage). Data source: Total of ranges of species in this database

Plot of occurrence data:

References:


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Diatoms compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 11-7-2025

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Stratigraphical range for Th. nitzschoides is from Eger (Paratethys) to Recent (Adriatic).
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SEM pic (5) is Thalassionema nitzschioides (Grunow, 1862) Mereschkowsky, 1902.