Hoeegonites kringla Nitecki & Spjeldnæs 1989
Publication Details
Hoeegonites kringla Nitecki & Spjeldnæs 1989: 96, figs. 1-2
Published in: Nitecki, M.H. & Spjeldnæs, N. (1989). A new Ordovician tubular 'alga' from Norway. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 69(2): 95-102, 4 figures.
Publication date: 1989
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Hoeegonites.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 June 2022
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Nomenclatural note
Epithet is a noun in apposition: a "kringla" (Old Norse, Icelandic and Swedish; known as "kringle" in Danish and Norwegian) is a type of Scandinavian pastry, hollow in the middle as the fossil. - (24 July 2021) - E.A. Molinari Novoa
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 June 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 July 2025