Zygolithus scutulatus Medd 1971
Publication Details
Zygolithus scutulatus Medd 1971: 826; pl. 3, fig. 1,2
Published in: Medd, A.W. (1971). Some middle and upper Jurassic Coccolithophoridae from England and France. In. : A. Farinacci (ed.). Proceedings II Planktonic Comference, Roma, 1970, 2, 821-845.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Zygolithus is Zygolithus dubius Deflandre.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Rhombolithion scutulatum (Medd) Jer.R.Young & Bown.
Type Information
UK: England: Bedfordshire: Ampthill borehole. Upper Jurassic.;
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), diamond or lozenge-shaped (Smith & Lockwood 1933).
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 April 2018
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 April 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 May 2024
