Abas wittii
| Abas wittii | |
|---|---|
| Abas wittii specimen from the Eocene North Atlantic | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Phylum: | Ochrophyta |
| Clade: | Diatomeae |
| Class: | Bacillariophyceae |
| Order: | Hemiaulales |
| Family: | Hemiaulaceae |
| Genus: | †Abas R.Ross & P.A.Sims, 1980 |
| Species: | †A. wittii |
| Binomial name | |
| †Abas wittii (Grunow) R.Ross & P.A.Sims | |
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.