Triceratium rectangulare Grove & Sturt 1887
Publication Details
Triceratium rectangulare Grove & Sturt 1887: 135, pl. X: fig. 17
Published in: Grove, E. & Sturt, G. (1887). On a fossil marine diatomaceous deposit from Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand. Appendix. Journal of the Quekett Microscopical Club, Series 2 3(19): 131-148, pls 10-14.
Type 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 Fontigonium rectangulare (Grove & Sturt) P.A.Sims & N.I.Hendey.
Type Information
Type locality: New Zealand: Otago: Oamaru (Upper Eocene); (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), rectangular (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 November 2021
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 November 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024