Compositus Vekshina, 1960, nom. inval.
Holotype species: Compositus evgenii Vekshina
Currently accepted name for the type species: Palaeocompositus evgenii U.B.Deshmukh, S.Blanco & Molinari
Original publication and holotype designation: Vekshina, V.N. (1960). Diatomovyye vodorosli verkhneyurskikh otlozheniy zapadno-sibirskoy nizmennosti [Diatoms of the Upper Jurassic deposits of the West Siberian Plain]. Trudy Sibirskogo Nauchno-Issledovatel'skogo Instituta Geologii, Geofiziki i Mineral'nogo Syr'ya 8: 160-162, 2 figures, 1 table. [in Russian]
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 2022-07-28 by E.A. Molinari Novoa.
Taxonomic status: This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Palaeocompositus.
Gender: This genus name is currently treated as masculine.
Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Deshmukh, U.B., Blanco, S. & Molinari-Novoa, E.A. (2022). Palaeocompositus, gen. nov., a validation of the invalid fossil diatom designation “Compositus” Vekshina (Stictodiscaceae, Bacillariophyta). Notulae Algarum 247: 1-2, 1 figure.
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 July 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024