Tectatodinium pellitum D.Wall 1967
Publication Details
Tectatodinium pellitum D.Wall 1967: 113, pl. 16: figs. 11-12
Published in: Wall, D. (1967). Fossil microplankton in deep-sea cores from the Caribbean. Palaeontology (Oxford) 10(1): 95-123, 8 figures, 2 tables, plates 14-16.
Request PDFPublication date: May 1967
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Tectatodinium.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gonyaulax spinifera (Claparède & Lachmann) Diesing.
Type Information
Type locality: outer continental shelf near Beirut, Lebanon (33-34.5N 35-12E) [Miocene to Holocene]; (INA 1996)
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 02 October 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 17 April 2023
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Taxonomic note
Dodge (1982: 215) notes this name is given to a cyst of Gonyaulax spinifera (Claparede & Lachmann) Diesing - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 April 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 April 2025
