Tetralithus M.Gardet ex Stradner, 1961
Holotype species: Tetralithus quadratus Stradner
Publication details: M.Gardet ex Stradner, 1961: 86
Fossil: 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 2021-11-03 by E.A. Molinari Novoa.
Taxonomic status: This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Nomenclatural note
Invalid as the species proposed by M.Gardet (1955) as the proposed type ("T. pyramidus") and a few others ("T. cassianus" and "T. pseudotrifidus" Jafar 1983) are crystals of inorganic origin. Other authors failed to provide a single type for the genus. - (03 November 2021) - E.A. Molinari Novoa
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 November 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 June 2025