Mesophyllum schenckii M.Howe 1934
Publication Details
Mesophyllum schenckii M.Howe 1934: 512, pls. 52-53 (as 'Schenckii')
Published in: Howe, M.A. (1934). Eocene marine algae (Lithothamnieae) from the Sierra Blanca limestone. Geological Society of America Bulletin 45(3): 507-518, plates 52-56.
Request PDFPublication date: 30 June 1934
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Mesophyllum is Mesophyllum lichenoides (J.Ellis) Me.Lemoine.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Indian Creek (Santa Ynez quadrangle), about 6.44 km, (4 miles) south of Big Pine Mountain, Santa Barbara County, California, USA (Stanford University locality 930); (Woelkerling 1998: 383) Holotype: M.F. Keenan; September 1930; Leland Stanford Junior University paleontological type collection; no. 5635, includes slide 1164 (Woelkerling 1998: 383) Notes: Isotype: PC, General Herbarium box collection (fossil; filed in non-geniculate coralline type collections cabinet under basionym). Howe (1934: 511, footnote 20) lists the locations of additional isotypes.
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 01 August 2005 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 September 2023
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 September 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 January 2025
