Fallacia latelongitudinalis differs from F. ecuadoriana by apical openings between conopeum and valve margin. Sellaphora wallacei has more narrow valves with drawn-out apices and it lacks a conopeum.

LM scalebar = 10 µm
Length Range
22-32 µm
Width Range
4.6-5.6 µm
Striae in 10 µm
45-50
Fallacia latelongitudinalis LM2
Fallacia latelongitudinalis LM3
Fallacia latelongitudinalis LM4
Fallacia latelongitudinalis LM5
Fallacia latelongitudinalis LM1
Fallacia latelongitudinalis LM6
Fallacia latelongitudinalis LM2 Fallacia latelongitudinalis LM3 Fallacia latelongitudinalis LM4 Fallacia latelongitudinalis LM5 Fallacia latelongitudinalis LM1 Fallacia latelongitudinalis LM6

Sellaphora wallacei

(Reimer) Potapova and Ponader 2008

Length Range
16-26 µm
Width Range
4.1-4.7 µm
Striae in 10 µm
40-48
Gc105959  Gsn95451 3 Gc105959  Gsn95451 7 Gc105959  Gsn95451 4 Gc105959  Gsn95451 5 Gc105959  Gsn95451 9 Gc105959  Gsn95451 8 Gc105959  Gsn95451 6

Also compare to

Fallacia ecuadoriana

Lange-Bert. and Rumrich in Rumrich et al.