Species Girvanella problematica

Name: Girvanella problematica Nicholson and Etheridge 1878

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: pro.ble.ma’ti.ca. L. fem. adj. problematica, problematic

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: gir-wa-NEL-la pro-ble-MA-ti-ka, feminine

Valid publication: Nicholson HA, Etheridge R. A Monograph of the Silurian Fossils of the Girvan District in Ayrshire. Fasciculus I. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London, 1878.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Girvanella Nicholson and Etheridge 1878. Publication: Nicholson HA, Etheridge R. A Monograph of the Silurian Fossils of the Girvan District in Ayrshire. Fasciculus I. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London, 1878.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 4
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 4
Total number of child taxa: 4

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Girvanella problematica f. lumbricalis Høeg 1932	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Girvanella problematica f. moniliformis Høeg 1932	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Girvanella problematica var. spiralis Lewis 1942	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Girvanella problematica f. typica Høeg 1932	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name

Parent taxon: Girvanella Nicholson and Etheridge 1878

Assigned by: Nicholson HA, Etheridge R. A Monograph of the Silurian Fossils of the Girvan District in Ayrshire. Fasciculus I. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London, 1878.

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Record number: 41922