Rhomboaster contortus (Stradner) Bybell & Self-Trail 1995
Publication Details
Rhomboaster contortus (Stradner) Bybell & Self-Trail 1995: 30
Published in: Bybell, L.M. & Self-Trail, J.M. (1995). Evolutionary, biostratigraphic, and taxonomic staudy of calcareous nannofossils from the continuous Paleocene-Eocene boundary section in Ney Jersey. US Geological Survey Professional Paper 1554: 36 pp., 27 fig., 38 pl., 3 tables.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Rhomboaster is Rhomboaster cuspis Bramlette & F.R.Sullivan.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Discoaster contortus Stradner
Type Information
Austria: Niederöterreich: Göllersdorf. Miocene (Helvetian).;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), contorted, literally, ‘powerful, vehement, involved’. (Stearn 1973).
Created: 07 October 2021 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 07 October 2021
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 October 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 May 2024
