Paratetraphycus giganteus Z.Y.Zhang 1985
Publication Details
Paratetraphycus giganteus Z.Y.Zhang 1985: 166, pl. 1: figs. 1, 4, 6-7, pl. 2: fig. 6
Published in: Zhang, Z.Y. (1985). Coccoid microfossils from the Doushantuo Formation (late Sinian) of South China. Precambrian Research 28(2): 163-173, 1 figure, 2 plates.
Request PDFPublication date: April 1985
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Paratetraphycus.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Tetraphycus giganteus (Z.Y.Zhang) Golovenoc & M.Y.Belova.
Source of Synonymy
Golovenoc, V.K. & Belova, M.Y. (1992). Mikrofossilii v kremnyakh iz sukhotungusskoy svity rifeya Turukhanskogo podnyatiya [Microfossils in silicons from the Sukhotungussian suite of the Riphean of Turukhansk upland]. Doklady Akademii Nauk 323(1): 114-118, 2 figures. [in Russian]
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), huge.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 March 2025 by E.A. Molinari Novoa.
Last updated: 13 March 2025
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 March 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 March 2025
