Lithophyllum koritzae Me.Lemoine 1924
Publication Details
Lithophyllum koritzae Me.Lemoine 1924: 279, figs 4-5
Published in: Lemoine, M.P. (1924). Contribution a l'étude des Corallinacées fossiles. VII. Mélobesiées miocenes recueillies par M. Bourcart en Albanie. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, 4ème série 23: 275-283.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Lithophyllum is Lithophyllum incrustans Philippi.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Mesophyllum koritzae (Me.Lemoine) Me.Lemoine.
Type Information
Type locality: Albania: Korca [=Koritza]; L. Miocene (Burdigalian); (Index Nominum Algarum) Holotype: Bourcat; "A la base d'un massif de L. Bourcati..."; PC; thin section in box 48-1/93 (Aguirre & al. 2012: 307, figs 21-25)
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 03 October 2012 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 June 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 June 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
