Discolithus antillarum Cohen 1964
Publication Details
Discolithus antillarum Cohen 1964: 236, pl. 1: fig. 3a-e, pl. 2: fig. 2a-b
Published in: Cohen, C.L.D. (1964). Coccolithophorids from two Caribbean deep-sea cores. Micropaleontology 10(2): 231-250, 3 tables, 6 plates.
Request PDFPublication date: April 1964
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Discolithus is Discolithus latus Kamptner ex Deflandre.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Oolithotus antillarum (Cohen) Cohen & P.Reinhardt.
Source of Synonymy
Cohen, C.L.D. & Reinhardt, P. 1968 (1968). Coccolithophorids from the Pleistocene Carribean deep-sea core CP-28. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie 131: 289-304.
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), of or pertaining to the Antilles.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 March 2005 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 March 2022
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 March 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 November 2024
