Discoaster contortus Stradner 1958
Publication Details
Discoaster contortus Stradner 1958: 187, fig. 35,36 (as 'cent. nov.')
Published in: Stradner, H. (1958). Die fossilen Discoasteriden Österreichs. 1. Teil: Die in der Bohrkernen die Tiefbohrung Korneuburg 1 enthaltenen Discoasteriden. Erdoel Zeitschrift 74(6): 178-188, 38 figures.
Request PDFPublication date: June 1958
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Discoaster is Discoaster brouweri S.H.Tan.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Rhomboaster contortus (Stradner) Bybell & Self-Trail.
Type Information
Austria: Niederöterreich: Göllersdorf. Miocene (Helvetian).;
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), contorted, literally, ‘powerful, vehement, involved’. (Stearn 1973).
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
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 19 April 2024
