Eoseira wilsonii A.P.Wolfe & M.B.Edlund 2005
Publication Details
Eoseira wilsonii A.P.Wolfe & M.B.Edlund 2005: 247, figs 2-8
Published in: Wolfe, A.P. & Edlund, M.B. (2005). Taxonomy, phylogeny and paleoecology of Eoseira wilsonii gen. et sp. nov., a Middle Eocene diatom (Bacillariophyceae: Aulacoseiraceae) from lake sediments at Horsefly, British Columbia, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 42: 243-257.
Publication date: 2005
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Eoseira.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "Canada, British Columbia, Horsefly River Valley; Middle Eocene."; (Wolfe & Edlund 2005: 247) Notes: "HOLOTYPE: CANA 76143 (Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada). Middle Eocene lake sediment sample 87H2 from the lower (H2) varve sequence at Horsefly Mine (Wilson and Barton 1996). Holotype specimen is illustrated in Fig. 2i."
Eponomy
"Named after Dr. Mark W.H. Wilson (Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) in recognition of his enormous contributions to the paleolimnology and paleoichthyology of Eocene lakes in western North America."
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 06 March 2013 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 March 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 March 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 December 2024
