Name: Palaeopleurocapsa wopfneri corrig. Knoll et al. 1975

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: wopf’ne.ri. N.L. gen. masc. n. wopfneri, In honor of the Australian geologist H. Wopfner.

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … WOPF-ne-ri, feminine

Holotype: Paleobotanical Collections Harvard University no. 60218

Valid publication: Knoll AH, Barghoorn ES, Golubic S. Paleopleurocapsa wopfnerii gen. et sp. nov.: A Late Precambrian alga and its modern counterpart. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1975; 72:2488-2492.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Palaeopleurocapsa wopfnerii Knoll et al. 1975	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling (ICN [Botanical Code])

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Palaeopleurocapsa Knoll et al. 1975. Publication: Knoll AH, Barghoorn ES, Golubic S. Paleopleurocapsa wopfnerii gen. et sp. nov.: A Late Precambrian alga and its modern counterpart. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1975; 72:2488-2492.
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Parent taxon: Palaeopleurocapsa Knoll et al. 1975

Assigned by: Knoll AH, Barghoorn ES, Golubic S. Paleopleurocapsa wopfnerii gen. et sp. nov.: A Late Precambrian alga and its modern counterpart. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1975; 72:2488-2492.

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Record number: 12752