Coscinodiscus moholensis H.J.Schrader 1974

Publication Details
Coscinodiscus moholensis H.J.Schrader 1974: 535, fig. 3: 3-5

Published in: Schrader, H.-J. (1974). Revised diatom stratigraphy of the experimental Mohole drilling, Guadalupe Site. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, series 4 39(23): 517-562.

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Coscinodiscus is Coscinodiscus argus Ehrenberg.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Thalassiosira moholensis (H.J.Schrader) F.Akiba & Y.Yanagisawa.

Source of Synonymy
Akiba, F. & Yanagisawa, Y. (1985). Taxonomy, morphology and phylogeny of the Neogene diatom zonal marker species in the middle-to-high latitudes of the North Pacific. In: Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project, Vol. 87. (Kagami, H., Karig, D.E. et al. Eds), pp. 483-554.. Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office .

Type Information
México: Baja California: off Isla Guadalupe (100/101 cm.) middle Late Miocene;

Fossil
Described as a fossil.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 21 September 2022

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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 September 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 July 2025