Coscinodiscus flabellatus Rubina 1976

Publication Details
Coscinodiscus flabellatus Rubina 1976: 54, pl. 3: fig. 7

Published in: Rubina, N.V. (1976). [Coscinodiscus Ehr. and Aulacodiscus Ehr. from Upper Oligocene and Lower Miocene sediments]. Novosti Sistematiki Nizschikh Rastenii 13: 54-59.

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 Actinocyclus trapeziformis var. flabellatus (Rubina) Rubina & Khursevich.

Source of Synonymy
Rubina, N.V. & Khursevich, G.K. (1990). [New representatives of the genus Actinocyclus (Bacillariophyta) from the late Oligocene of the western Siberia]. Botanicheskii Zhurnal 75(11): 1565-1567, 2 pls. [in Russian]

Fossil
Described as a fossil.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), flabellate, fan-shaped (Stearn 1983).

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 12 March 2018

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 March 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 July 2025