Coccolithus gigas Bramlette & F.R.Sullivan 1961
Publication Details
Coccolithus gigas Bramlette & F.R.Sullivan 1961: 140, pl. 1: fig. 6a-d (as 'Cococlithus')
Published in: Bramlette, M.N. & Sullivan, F.R. (1961). Coccolithophorids and related nannoplankton of the Early Tertiary in California. Micropaleontology 7(2): 129-174, 14 plates.
Request PDFPublication date: April 1961
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 gigas (Bramlette & F.R.Sullivan) C.Cappelli, Bown, De Riu & Agnelli.
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), A giant (Stearn 1973).
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 December 2021
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 December 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 April 2024
