Lithothamnium diagrammaticum J.H.Johnson & Kaska 1965
Publication Details
Lithothamnium diagrammaticum J.H.Johnson & Kaska 1965: 34; pl. 34, fig. 3,4 (as 'diagramaticum')
Published in: Jonhson, J.H. & Kaska, H.V. (1965). Fossil Algae from Guatemala. Professional Contributions of the Colorado Schooll of Mines : xii + 152, 47 pl.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Lithothamnium is Lithothamnium byssoides (Lamarck) Philippi.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Sporolithon diagrammaticum (J.H.Johnson & Kaska) D.Basso & Granier.
Source of Synonymy
Basso, D. & Granier, B. (2018). Johnson & Kaska 1965 fossil coralline algae from Guatemala (revision of the Jesse Harlan Johnson collection, part 4). Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 124(1): 91-104, 10 figures.
Type Information
Guatemala. Lower Eocene.;
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
Created: 01 October 2022 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 31 October 2022
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 October 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 June 2025
