Discoaster furcatus Deflandre 1955
Publication Details
Discoaster furcatus Deflandre 1955: 168, pl. 13: fig. 14 (as 'cent. nov.')
Published in: Deflandre, G. & Fert, C. (1955). Observations sur les coccolithophoridés actuels et fossiles en microscopie ordinaire et électronique. Annales de Paléontologie 40: 115-176, 127 figures, 15 plates.
Request PDFPublication date: January 1955
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 Marthasterites furcatus (Deflandre) Deflandre.
Type Information
Salies de Béarn, Basses-Pyrénées, France.; Notes: Crétacé, Sénonien. Calcaire
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), forked, furcate (Stearn 1992).
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 November 2021
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 November 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024
