Biscutum blackii S.Gartner 1968
Publication Details
Biscutum blackii S.Gartner 1968: 18, pl. 6: fig. 2, pl. 8: figs. 8-10, pl. 16: fig. 8 (as 'blacki')
Published in: Gartner, S. (1968). Coccoliths and related calcareous nannofossils from Upper Cretaceous deposits of Texas and Arkansas. The University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions 48: 1-56, 5 figures, 28 plates.
Request PDFPublication date: 12 April 1968
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Biscutum is Biscutum testudinarium M.Black.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Biscutum constans (Górka) M.Black.
Source of Synonymy
Shumenko, S.I. (1976). Izvestkovyy nanoplankton mezozoya yevropeyskoy chasti SSSR [Mesozoic calcareous nannoplankton of the European part of the URSS]. pp. 140, 8 figures, 1 table, 30 plates. Moscow: Izdatel'stvo Akademii Nauk SSSR. [in Russian]
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 July 2023
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 July 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 June 2025
