Sphaerospongia J.W.Salter, 1865, nom. illeg.
Lectotype species: Sphaerospongia melliflua J.W.Salter
Currently accepted name for the type species: Cyclocrinites mellifluus (J.W.Salter) Stolley
Original publication: Salter, J.W. & Blanford, H.F. (1865). Palaeontology of Niti in the Northern Himalaya. Vol. 2 pp. 112, 23 plates. Kolkata: O.T. Cutter, Military Orphan Press.
Request PDFType designated in: Hinde, G.J. (1884). On the Structure and Affinities of the Family of the Receptaculitidæ, including therein the genera Ischadites, Murchison (=Tetragonis, Eichwald); Sphareospongia, Pengelly; Acanthochonia, gen. nov.; and Receptaculites Defrance. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 40(1-4): 795-849, plates 36-37.
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 2022-07-04 by E.A. Molinari Novoa.
Taxonomic status: This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cyclocrinites.
Gender: This genus name is currently treated as feminine.
Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Crawley, M. (1988). Catalogue of the Type and Figured Specimens of Macrofossil Algae in the British Museum (Natural History). pp. 52. London: British Museum (Natural History).
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 July 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 May 2024
