Heliolithus megastypus (Bramlette & F.R.Sullivan) Romein 1979
Publication Details
Heliolithus megastypus (Bramlette & F.R.Sullivan) Romein 1979: 157, pl. 5: figs. 7-8
Published in: Romein, A.J.T. (1979). Lineages in Early Paleogene calcareous nannoplankton. Utrecht Micropaleontological Bulletins 22: 1-230, 50 figures, 10 plates.
Request PDFPublication date: 23 November 1979
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Heliolithus is Heliolithus riedelii Bramlette & F.R.Sullivan.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Bomolithus megastypus (Bramlette & F.R.Sullivan) Bown.
Source of Synonymy
Bown, P.R. (2010). Calcareous nannofossils from the Paleocene/Eocene Thermal Maximum interval of southern Tanzania (TDP Site 14). Journal of Nannoplankton Research 31: 11-38.
Basionym
Discoasteroides megastypa Bramlette & F.R.Sullivan
Type Information
USA: California: Fresno Co.: Lodo Canyon. Paleocene; Lower Eocene.;
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 December 2015 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 27 July 2024
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 July 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 September 2024
