Lithophyllum albanense Me.Lemoine 1924
Publication Details
Lithophyllum albanense Me.Lemoine 1924: 281, figs 8, 9
Published in: Lemoine, M.P. (1924). Contribution a l'étude des Corallinacées fossiles. VII. Mélobesiées miocenes recueillies par M. Bourcart en Albanie. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, 4ème série 23: 275-283.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Lithophyllum is Lithophyllum incrustans Philippi.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Spongites albanensis (Me.Lemoine) J.C.Braga, Bosence & Steneck.
Type Information
Holotype locality: Koritza, Albania (Burdigalian); (Aguirre & al. 2012: 310) Holotype: Bourcart; PC; rhodolith and fragments and two thin sections in box 48-1/97 (Aguirre & al. 2012: 310, figs 26-30)
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 19 August 2004 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 August 2017
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Paul Gabrielson in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 August 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
