Phanulithus ovalis (Stradner) Wind & S.W.Wise 1977

Publication Details
Phanulithus ovalis (Stradner) Wind & S.W.Wise 1977: 304, pl. 34: fig. 1

Published in: Wise, S.W. & Wind, F.H. (1977). Mesozoic and Cenozoic calcareous nannofossils recovered by DSDP Leg 36 drilling on the Falkland Plateau, south-west Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean. Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project 36(8): 269-491, 3 figures, 7 tables, 89 plates.

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Publication date: 1977

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Phanulithus is Phanulithus obscurus Deflandre ex Wind & S.W.Wise.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Calculites ovalis (Stradner) Ben Prins & Sissingh.

Basionym
Tetralithus ovalis Stradner

Fossil
Described as a fossil.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), oval, elliptical, i.e., broadest at the middle, the sides curved and length:breadth generally 2:1 (Stearn 1983).

Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 24 November 2021

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 November 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 September 2024

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