Pseudoaulacodiscus Vekschina, 1961
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Chromista
Phylum Bacillariophyta
Subphylum Bacillariophytina
Class Mediophyceae
Subclass Biddulphiophycidae
Order Briggerales
Family Briggeraceae
Holotype species: Pseudoaulacodiscus jousae V.N.Vekschina
Original publication and holotype designation: Vekschina, V.N. (1961). Novyi rod i novye vidy diatomovykh iz Melovykh i Paleogenovykh Otlozhenii zapadno-sibirskoi nizmennosti. [New genus and new species of diatoms from Cretaceous and Paleogene deposits of the Western Siberian Plain]. Trudy Sibirskogo Nauchno-Issledovatelskogo Instituta Geologii, Geofiziki, i Mineralnogo Syria 15: 89-93, 1 pl.
Taxonomic status: currently recognized as a distinct genus.
Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Nikolaev, V.A., Kociolek, J.P., Fourtanier, E., Barron, J.A. & Harwood, D.M. (2001). Late Cretaceous diatoms (Bacillariophyceae) from the Marca Shale member of the Moreno Formation, California. Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences 152: [1]-119, 39 pls.
Taxonomic notes
Late Cretaceous marine diatom resting spore genus. - (20 Jan 2012) - Wendy Guiry
Numbers of names and species: There are 3 species names in the database at present, of which 3 have been flagged as accepted taxonomically on the basis of the listed literature under the species name. In some instances, opinions on taxonomic validity differ from author to author and users are encouraged to form their own opinion. AlgaeBase is a work in progress and should not be regarded as a definitive source only as a guide to the literature..
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Created: 02 November 2003 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 14 March 2018 by M.D. Guiry
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