Coscinodiscus distinctus J.A.Long, Fuge & Js.Smith bis 1946
Publication Details
Coscinodiscus distinctus J.A.Long, Fuge & Js.Smith bis 1946: 103, pl. 15: fig. 15
Published in: Long, J.A., Fuge, D.P. & Smith, J. (1946). Diatoms of the Moreno Shale. Journal of Paleontology 20(2): 89-118, 2 figures, plates 13-19.
Request PDFPublication date: March 1946
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Coscinodiscus is Coscinodiscus argus Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Stellarima distincta (J.A.Long, Fuge & J.Smith) G.R.Hasle & P.A.Sims.
Source of Synonymy
Hasle, G.R. & Sims, P.A. (1986). The diatom genera Stellarima and Symbolophora with comments on the genus Actinoptychus. British Phycological Journal 21: 97-114.
Type Information
USA: California: Moreno shale, Panoche Hills.;
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 November 2022
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 November 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 January 2025
