Name: Cryptozoon frequens corrig. Walcott 1906

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fre’quens. L. neut. adj. frequens, full

Pronunciation, gender: FRE-kwens, neuter

Valid publication: Walcott CD. Algonkian formations of northwestern Montana. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America 1906; 17:1-28.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Collenia frequens (Walcott 1906) Walcott 1914

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Cryptozoan frequens Walcott 1906	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling (ICN [Botanical Code])
    Collenia frequens (Walcott 1906) Walcott 1914	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Notes:
  • ❗ Cryptozoon frequens is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Cryptozoon.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-07-29.

Parent taxon: Cryptozoon Hall 1883

Assigned by: Walcott CD. Algonkian formations of northwestern Montana. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America 1906; 17:1-28.

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Record number: 46846