Abas (genus)
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Abas Temporal range: Eocene-Oligocene, 56–23 Ma |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| (unranked): | SAR |
| Superphylum: | Heterokonta |
| Class: | Bacillariophyceae |
| Order: | Centrales |
| Suborder: | Biddulphiineae |
| Family: | Hemiaulaceae |
| Genus: | Abas |
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Abas wittii R.Ross & P.A.Sims |
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Abas is an extinct genus of diatoms consisting of only one known species: Abas wittii. Originally observed as a fossil genus classified with diatom spore forms under the name Syringidium.Abas was observed to be live from the Eocene to Oligocene epoch appearing in tropical sites.
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