Triceratium crenulatum Grove & Sturt 1887
Current name:
Sheshukovia crenulata (Grove & Sturt) Glezer
400x __Dim. 80 µm - 08 May 2011. Robert Lavigne. (MicroscopyView.com)
Publication Details
Triceratium crenulatum Grove & Sturt 1887: 7; pl. II, fig. 3
Published in: Grove, E. & Sturt, G. (1887). On a fossil marine diatomaceous deposit from Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand. Part II. Journal of the Quekett Microscopical Club, Series 2, 3 (17). Journal of the Quekett Microscopical Club, Series 2 3(17): 7-12, 2 pls.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Triceratium is Triceratium favus Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Sheshukovia crenulata (Grove & Sturt) Glezer.
Type Information
New Zealand: Otago: Oamaru;
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), crenulate, having small rounded teeth (Stearn 1973).
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 June 2017
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 June 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
