Pyrgupyxis Hendey, 1969, nom. inval.

Type species: a type species (generitype) appears not to have been designated.

Original publication: Hendey, N.I. (1969). Pyrgupyxis, a new genus of diatoms from a South Atlantic Eocene core. Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences 72: 1-6.

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 2018-08-15 by M.D. Guiry.

Taxonomic status: The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.

Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Nikolaev, V.A., Kociolek, J.P., Fourtanier, E., Barron, J.A. & Harwood, D.M. (2001). Late Cretaceous diatoms (Bacillariophyceae) from the Marca Shale member of the Moreno Formation, California. Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences 152: 1-119, 39 plates.

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 August 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024