Triceratium plicatum Grunow 1883
Publication Details
Triceratium plicatum Grunow 1883: pl. CXIII, fig. 10; no description. (as 'Triceratium (Biddulphia) plicata')
Published in: Van Heurck, H. (1882). Synopsis des Diatomées de Belgique. Atlas. pp. pls LXXVIII-CXXXII [78-132 and supplementary pls 22 bis, 82bis, 83bis, 83ter, 95bis], tables genres. Anvers: Ducaju et Cie.
Publication date: April-May
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Triceratium is Triceratium favus Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Barbados: Dépôt de Chalki Mount. Eocene.;
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), folded into pleats or furrows, usually longitudinally (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 February 2023
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024