Lithocodium G.F.Elliott, 1956
Holotype species: Lithocodium aggregatum G.F.Elliott
Publication details: G.F.Elliott, 1956: 331
Original publication and holotype designation: Elliott, G.F. (1956). Further Records of Fossil Calcareous Algae from the Middle East. Micropaleontology 2(4): 327-334, 2 plates.
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 2022-08-08 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: Cherchi, A. & Schroeder, R. (2012). Revision of the holotype of Lithocodium aggregatum Elliott, 1956 (Lower Cretaceous, Iraq): new interpretation as sponge–calcimicrobe consortium. Facies 59(1): 49-57, 7 figures.
Taxonomic note
According to Cherchi & Schroeder (2012), the "re-study of the type material of L. aggregatum (in the sense of Elliott), stored in the British Museum (Natural History), revealed that this 'species' has to be regarded as a calcimicrobial crust, infested by boring sponges (ichnotaxon Entobia)." - (08 August 2022) - E.A. Molinari Novoa
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 August 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 June 2025
