Spiniferites ramosus (Ehrenberg) Mantell 1854
Publication Details
Spiniferites ramosus (Ehrenberg) Mantell 1854: fig. 4 on p. 239
Published in: Mantell, G.A. (1854). The Medals of Creation or, First Lessons in Geology, and the Study of Organic Remains; Second Edition (in two volumes). pp. 930, 6 pl. London: H.G. Bohn.
Type Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Spiniferites.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Basionym
Xanthidium ramosum Ehrenberg
Type Information
Type locality: in den Feuersteinen der Kreide. (Delitzsch) bei Leipzig; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), branched, bearing branches (usually many) (Stearn 1973).
Created: 20 November 2006 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 March 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 May 2024