Gorgonisphaeridium amplum Wicander & A.R.Loeblich Jr. 1977

Publication Details
Gorgonisphaeridium amplum Wicander & A.R.Loeblich Jr. 1977: 144; pl. 5: fig. 10,11

Published in: Wicander, E.R. & Loeblich, A.R. (1977). Organic-walled microphytoplankton and its stratigraphic significance from the Upper Devonian Antrim Shale, Indiana, USA. Palaeontographica, Abt. B, Paläophytol. 160(4/6): 129-165, 11 pl., 3 text-fig.

Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
USA: Indiana: Porter Co. (Antrim Shale). Upper Devonian.;

Fossil
Described as a fossil.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), Large (Stearn 1992).

Created: 12 March 2018 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.

Last updated: 05 September 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 September 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 July 2025