Species Mitcheldeania nicholsonii

Name: Mitcheldeania nicholsonii corrig. Wethered 1886

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ni.chol.so’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. nicholsonii, named in honor of Henry Alleyne Nicholson, British paleontologist

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: mit-k^hel-DEA-ni-a ni-k^hol-SO-ni-i, feminine

Valid publication: Wethered E. I. - On the Structure and Organisms of the Lower Limestone Shales, Carboniferous Limestone and Upper Limestones of the Forest of Dean. Geological Magazine 1886; 3:529-540.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Girvanella nicholsonii corrig. (Wethered 1886) Wood 1941

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Girvanella nicholsoni (Wethered 1886) Wood 1941	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling (ICN [Botanical Code])
    Girvanella nicholsonii corrig. (Wethered 1886) Wood 1941	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Mitcheldeania nicholsoni Wethered 1886	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling (ICN [Botanical Code])

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Mitcheldeania Wethered 1886. Publication: Wethered E. I. - On the Structure and Organisms of the Lower Limestone Shales, Carboniferous Limestone and Upper Limestones of the Forest of Dean. Geological Magazine 1886; 3:529-540.
  • ❗ Mitcheldeania nicholsonii 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 Mitcheldeania.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-02-03.

Parent taxon: Mitcheldeania Wethered 1886

Assigned by: Wethered E. I. - On the Structure and Organisms of the Lower Limestone Shales, Carboniferous Limestone and Upper Limestones of the Forest of Dean. Geological Magazine 1886; 3:529-540.

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Record number: 56973