Trinacria excavata Heiberg 1863

Current name:
Sheshukovia excavata (Heiberg) V.A.Nikolaev & D.M.Harwood
Drawing from Atlas der Diatomaceen-kunde (A. Schmidt) Plate 97 Fig. 7,8,9. - 12 June 2011. Atlas der Diatomaceen-kunde
Publication Details
Trinacria excavata Heiberg 1863: 51, pl. 4: fig. 9
Published in: Heiberg, P.A.C. (1863). Conspectus criticus diatomacearum danicarum. Kritisk oversigt over de danske Diatomeer. pp. 1-135, 6 pls. Kjøbenhavn: Wilhelm Priors Forlag.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Trinacria is Trinacria regina Heiberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Sheshukovia excavata (Heiberg) V.A.Nikolaev & D.M.Harwood.
Source of Synonymy
Nikolaev, V.A., Kociolek, J.P., Fourtanier, E., Barron, J.A. & Harwood, D.M. (2001). Late Cretaceous diatoms (Bacillariophyceae) from the Marca Shale member of the Moreno Formation, California. Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences 152: 1-119, 39 plates.
Type Information
Type locality: Denmark: Jylland: Fur I. (Paleocene); (INA 1996)
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 July 2022
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 July 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 July 2025