Species Aphanocapsaopsis sitholeyi

Name: Aphanocapsaopsis sitholeyi corrig. Maithy and Shukla 1977

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: si.tho.ley’i. N.L. gen. masc. n. sitholeyi, named in honor of Dr. R. V. Sitholey for his contribution to the microbiota of Suket Shales

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-p^ha-no-kap-sa-OP-sis si-t^ho-LEY-i, feminine

Holotype: PI. 1, fig. 8; Slide 4929 (?)

Valid publication: Maithy PK, Shukla M. Microbiota from the Suket Shales, Ramapura, Vindhyan System (Late Pre-Cambrian), Madhya Pradesh. Palaeobotanist 1977; 23:176-188.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Aphanocapsaopsis sitholeyii Maithy and Shukla 1977	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling (ICN [Botanical Code])

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Aphanocapsaopsis Maithy and Shukla 1977. Publication: Maithy PK, Shukla M. Microbiota from the Suket Shales, Ramapura, Vindhyan System (Late Pre-Cambrian), Madhya Pradesh. Palaeobotanist 1977; 23:176-188.
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Parent taxon: Aphanocapsaopsis Maithy and Shukla 1977

Assigned by: Maithy PK, Shukla M. Microbiota from the Suket Shales, Ramapura, Vindhyan System (Late Pre-Cambrian), Madhya Pradesh. Palaeobotanist 1977; 23:176-188.

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