Coscinodiscus biconfusus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Coscinodiscales 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Diaphoretickes
Cladus: Sar
Infraregnum: Heterokonta
Phylum: Ochrophyta
Subphylum: Bacillariophytina
Classis: Bacillariophyceae
Subclassis: Coscinodiscophycidae
Superordo: Coscinodiscanae
Ordo: Coscinodiscales

Familia: Coscinodiscaceae
Genus: Coscinodiscus
Species: Coscinodiscus biconfusus

Name

Coscinodiscus biconfusus VanLandingham, 1968, nom. nov.

Synonyms

  • Replaced synonym
    • Cestodiscus ovalis Greville, 1865
    • Coscinodiscus ovalis (Greville) Rattray, 1890 - nom. illeg. younger homonym of C.? ovalis Roper, 1858 (= Actinocyclus roperi (Brébisson, 1870) Grunow in Van Heurck, 1883). Actinocyclus ovalis (Roper, 1858) Grunow ex Cleve & Möller, 1878 - nom. illeg. younger homonym of Actinocyclus ovalis (Norman, 1861) Grunow, 1867.

References

  • VanLandingham, S.L. 1968. Catalogue of the fossil and recent genera and species of diatoms and their synonyms. Part II. Bacteriastrum through Coscinodiscus. Verlag Von J. Cramer: 494–1086. Reference page. 
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