Archaeolithothamnion taiwanensis Ishijima 1954
Publication Details
Archaeolithothamnion taiwanensis Ishijima 1954: 18, Pl. 1, fig. 5
Published in: Ishijima, W. (1954). Cenozoic coralline algae from the western Pacific. pp. 1-87. Tokyo: Yuhodo Company.
Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Sporolithon taiwanense (Ishijima) Iryu, D.Bassi & Woelkerling.
Source of Synonymy
Iryu, Y., Bassi, D & Woelkerling, W.J. (2009). Re-assessment of the type collections of fourteen Corallinalean species (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) described by W.Ishijima (1942-1960). Palaeontology (Oxford) 52: 401-427.
Type Information
Taiwán: Taito: Payapaya. Pliocene;
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 September 2012 by Paul Gabrielson.
Last updated: 28 February 2018
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Taxonomic note
According to Iryu, Y., Bassi, D. & Woelkerling, W.J. 2009: 419 "Archaelithothamnion taiwanensis was first published as a new species by Ishijima (1942 as Archaelithothamnium)". - (28 February 2018) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 February 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 June 2025
