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Trinacria (diatom)

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Extinct genus of single-celled organisms

Trinacria
Temporal range: Early Eocene, 59.2–56 Ma PreꞒ O S D C P T J K Pg N
"Trinacria simulacrum"
Trinacria simulacrum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Stramenopiles
Phylum: Gyrista
Subphylum: Ochrophytina
Class: Bacillariophyceae
Order: Hemiaulales
Family: Hemiaulaceae
Genus: Trinacria
Heiberg [da] (1863)
Species

Trinacria is an extinct genus of diatoms present during the early Eocene, named for its triskelion shape.

15-17: Trinacria ventricosa

References

  1. M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 December 2014.
Taxon identifiers
Trinacria


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