Triceratium pentacrinus (Ehrenberg) Wallich 1858
Current name:
Amphipentas pentacrinus Ehrenberg
600x __Dim. 89 µm - 10 June 2011. Robert Lavigne (MicroscopyView.com)
Publication Details
Triceratium pentacrinus (Ehrenberg) Wallich 1858: 249, pl. 12: figs 10-14
Published in: Wallich, G.C. (1858). On Triceratium and some allied forms, with figures of the same. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science 6: 242-253, pls Xii, XIII.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Triceratium is Triceratium favus Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Amphipentas pentacrinus Ehrenberg.
Basionym
Amphipentas pentacrinus Ehrenberg
Type Information
Type locality: Fossilis in Graeciae marga” [Miocene, Greece]
; (Ehrenberg 1840: 205)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 January 2019
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 January 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024
