Triceratium polymorphum D.M.Harwood & T.Maruyama 1992
Publication Details
Triceratium polymorphum D.M.Harwood & T.Maruyama 1992: 708; pl. 1, fig. 1-3 (as 'Triceratium polymorphus')
Published in: Harwood, D.M. & Maruyama, T. (1992). Middle Eocene to Pleistocene diatom biostratigraphy of Southern Ocean sediments from the Kerguelen Plateau, Leg 120. Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Scientific Results 120: 683-733.
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
Kerguelen Plateau, southern Indian Ocean, 57º 43.56'S, 78º 48.89'E (ODP sample 120-748B-14H-1, 116-118 cm) Lower Oligocene.;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), polymorphous, polymorphic; variable in form (Brown 1954).
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 25 April 2024
