Coscinodiscus tuberculatus Greville 1861
Publication Details
Coscinodiscus tuberculatus Greville 1861: 42; pl. IV, fig. 6
Published in: Greville, R.K. (1861). Descriptions of new and rare Diatoms. Series I. Transactions of the Microscopical Society, New Series 9: 39-45, pl. IV.
Request PDFPublication date: April 1861
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Coscinodiscus is Coscinodiscus argus Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Azpeitia tuberculata (Greville) Sims.
Source of Synonymy
Fryxell, G.A., Sims, P.A. & Watkins, T.P. (1986). Azpeitia (Bacillariophyceae): Related genera and promorphology. Systematic Botany Monographs 13: 1-74, 33 figs.
Type Information
Barbadoes deposit, Upper Eocene/Lower Oligocene;
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 July 2017
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 July 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 June 2025
