Species Siphonophycus capitaneus

Name: Siphonophycus capitaneus corrig. Nyberg and Schopf 1984

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ca.pi.ta’ne.us. L. masc. adj. capitaneus, large

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: si-p^ho-no-P^HY-kus ka-pi-TA-ne-us, masculine

Holotype: Figure 11e*

Valid publication: Nyberg AV, Schopf JW. Microfossils in stromatolitic cherts from the upper proterozoic Min'yar formation, southern Ural Mountains, USSR. J Paleontol 1984; 58:738-772.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Siphonophycus capitaneum Nyberg and Schopf 1984	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling (ICN [Botanical Code])

• Notes:
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Parent taxon: Siphonophycus Schopf 1968

Assigned by: Nyberg AV, Schopf JW. Microfossils in stromatolitic cherts from the upper proterozoic Min'yar formation, southern Ural Mountains, USSR. J Paleontol 1984; 58:738-772.

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Record number: 39722