Stephanopyxis reticulata J.A.Long, Fuge & Js.Smith bis 1946
Publication Details
Stephanopyxis reticulata J.A.Long, Fuge & Js.Smith bis 1946: 111, pl. 19: fig. 8
Published in: Long, J.A., Fuge, D.P. & Smith, J. (1946). Diatoms of the Moreno Shale. Journal of Paleontology 20(2): 89-118, 2 figures, plates 13-19.
Publication date: March 1946
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Stephanopyxis is Pyxidicula aculeata Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Costopyxis reticulata (J.A.Long, Fuge & Js.Smith bis) Glezer.
Type Information
USA: California: Fresno Co.: Panoche Hills Cretaceous (Moreno shale);
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), reticulate, netted, marked with a network (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 July 2022
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 July 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 April 2024