Melosira patera J.A.Long, Fuge & Js.Smith bis 1946
Publication Details
Melosira patera J.A.Long, Fuge & Js.Smith bis 1946: 109, pl. 17: fig. 18
Published in: Long, J.A., Fuge, D.P. & Smith, J. (1946). Diatoms of the Moreno Shale. Journal of Paleontology 20(2): 89-118, 2 figures, plates 13-19.
Publication date: March 1946
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Melosira is Melosira nummuloides C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Acanthodiscus paterus (J.A.Long, Fuge, & Js.Smith bis) V.A.Nikolaev & Fourtanier.
Source of Synonymy
Nikolaev, V.A., Kociolek, J.P., Fourtanier, E., Barron, J.A. & Harwood, D.M. (2001). Late Cretaceous diatoms (Bacillariophyceae) from the Marca Shale member of the Moreno Formation, California. Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences 152: 1-119, 39 plates.
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 July 2022
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 July 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 September 2024