Coccolithus mutatus (Perch-Nielsen) Bown 2005
Publication Details
Coccolithus mutatus (Perch-Nielsen) Bown 2005: 27
Published in: Bown, P.R. (2005). Palaeogene calcareous nannofossils from the Kilwa and Lindi areas of coastal Tanzania (Tanzania Drilling Project 2003-4). J. Nannoplankton Res. 27(1): 21-95, 2 fig., 1 table, 46 pl.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Coccolithus is Coccolithus oceanicus E.H.L.Schwarz.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pletolithus mutatus (Perch-Nielsen) C.Cappelli, Bown, De Riu & Agnelli.
Basionym
Cruciplacolithus mutatus Perch-Nielsen
Type Information
Denmark: Røjle. Lower Eocene.;
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
Created: 25 September 2021 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 15 February 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 February 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024