Pterospermopsis W.Wetzel, 1952, nom. illeg.
Holotype species: Pterospermopsis danica W.Wetzel
Publication details: W.Wetzel, 1952: 411
Original publication and holotype designation: Wetzel, W. (1952). Beitrag zur Kenntnis des dan-zeitlichen Meeresplanktons. Geologisches Jahrbuch 66: 391-419, 35 figures, 1 plate.
Fossil: This is a genus of fossil species, or a genus with a fossil type species, or a genus the type species of which was originally described as a fossil.
The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2022-06-27 by E.A. Molinari Novoa.
Taxonomic status: This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Gender: This genus name is currently treated as feminine.
Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Tomas, C.R., Eds (1996). Identifying marine diatoms and dinoflagellates. pp. 1-858. San Diego: Academic Press Inc.
Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: not Pterospermopsis Arènes, Mém. Inst. Sci. Madagascar, Sér. B, Biol. Vég. 2: 27. 1949 (Malvaceae). - (19 June 2018) - M.D. Guiry
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 June 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 May 2025