Codites serpentinus Sternberg 1833
Publication Details
Codites serpentinus Sternberg 1833: 20, pl. 3: fig. 1
Published in: Sternberg, K.M. (1833). Versuch einer geognostisch-botanischen Darstellung der Flora der Vorwelt. Vol. 2(5-8) pp. [vi], 221, 72 plates. Prague, Leipzig & Regensburg: Commission im Deutschen Museum, Fr. Fleischer, Ernst Brenck's Wittwe.
Request PDFPublication date: 16 October 1833
Type Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Codites.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), snake-like, i.e., bent forwards and backwards into a wavy line; growing on serpentine rock (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 June 2024 by E.A. Molinari Novoa.
Last updated: 26 June 2024
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Taxonomic note
Sometimes treated as a sponge or an ichnofossil. - (26 June 2024) - E.A. Molinari Novoa
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 June 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 June 2025
