Kinneyia C.Walcott, 1914
Holotype species: Kinneyia simulans C.Walcott
Publication details: C.Walcott, 1914: 107
Original publication and holotype designation: Walcott, C.D. (1914). Cambrian geology and paleontology III. No. 2. — Pre-Cambrian Algonkian algal flora. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 64(2): 77-162, plates 4-23.
Request PDFFossil: 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 2023-02-06 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: Herminghaus, S., Thomas, K.R., Aliaskarisohi, S., Porada, H., & Goehring, L. (2016). Kinneyia: A Flow-Induced Anisotropic Fossil Pattern from Ancient Microbial Mats. Frontiers in Materials 3(30): 1-13, 10 figures.
Taxonomic note
Ichnofossil made by microbial mats on marine floors. - (06 February 2023) - E.A. Molinari Novoa
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 June 2025
