Conophyton Maslov, 1937
Holotype species: Conophyton lituum Maslov
Publication details: Maslov, 1937: 334
Original publication and holotype designation: Maslov, V.P. (1937). O rasprostranenii karbonatnykh vodoroslej v Vostochnoj Sibiri. Materialy k poznaniju iskopaemykh vodoroslej SSSR. Etyud VI [On the distribution of calcareous algae in East Siberia. Materials to the knowledge of the fossil algae of the USSR. Étude VI]. Problemy Paleontologii 2-3: 327-348, 6 figures, 5 plates. [in Russian with English abstract]
Request PDFFossil: This is a genus of fossil species, or a genus with a fossil type species, or a genus the type species of which was originally described as a fossil.
The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2024-08-03 by E.A. Molinari Novoa.
Taxonomic status: This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Gender: This genus name is currently treated as neuter.
Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Vologdin, A.G. (1955). O konofitonakh proterozoja i kembrija Sibirskoj platformy [On Conophyta of Proterozoic and Cambrian of the Siberian platform]. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR 102(3): 609-611, 4 figures.
Nomenclatural note
Not to be confused with Conophytum N.E.Brown, 1922. Since it is an established practice to use Conophyton for stromatolites of conic shape and bacterial origin and both names are unlikely to be confused in their usage, there might be no need to treat them as homonyms, see McNeill (2015). - (06 March 2021) - E.A. Molinari Novoa
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 August 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 June 2025
