Ischadites Murchison, 1839
Holotype species: Ischadites koenigii Murchison
Publication details: Murchison, 1839: 697
Original publication and holotype designation: Murchison, R.I. (1839). The Silurian System. Vol. 2 pp. xxii, 579-768, 27 plates. London: John Murray.
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 2022-06-16 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 feminine.
Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Fisher, D.C. & Nitecki, M.H. (1982). Standardization of the Anatomical Orientation of Receptaculitids. Memoir (The Paleontological Society) 13: 1-40, 26 figures, 1 plate.
Taxonomic note
According to ING, "Described as an animal, but R. V. Kesling et A. Graham, J. Paleontol. 36: 943. Sep 1962 transferred the genus Ischadites to the Algae.
Silurian; Lower Ludlow Rock, Great Britain." - (19 June 2018) - M.D. Guiry
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 June 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 31 May 2025
