Calcisphaera Williamson, 1880
Lectotype species: Calcisphaera robusta Williamson
Original publication: Williamson, W.C. (1880). On the organization of the fossil plants of the coal-measures.—Part X. Including an examination of the supposed radiolarians of the carboniferous rocks. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London 171(2): 493-539, plates 14-21.
Type designated in: Miller, S.A. (1889). North American geology and palaeontology for the use of amateurs, students, and scientists. pp. 664, 1194 figures. Cincinnati: Western Methodist Book Concern.
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 2023-06-14 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: Grambast-Fessard, N., Feist, M. & Wang, Z. (1989). Concerning Rejected Proposal 781 to Conserve Trochiliscus (Fossil Charophyta). Taxon 38(4): 641-643, 4 figures.
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 June 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024