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Fisherites reticulatus

Chlorophyceae - Receptaculitidae

Taxonomy
Orbitulites reticulata was named by Owen (1844). Its type specimen is FMNH UC 5502 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Fisherites reticulatus by Finney and Nitecki (1979).

Synonyms
  • Receptaculites oweni was named by Hall (1861) [= Coscinopora sulcata OWEN [not of Goldfuss], 1844, p. 40, P1. 7, fig. 5. = Orbitulites? reticulata OWEN, 1844, p. 70, P1. 18, fig. 7.]. Its type specimen is FMNH UC 5502 and is a 3D body fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Fisherites reticulatus by Finney and Nitecki (1979).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Orbitulites reticulata Owen p. 40 figs. pl 7 f. 5
1861Receptaculites oweni Hall pp. 13-14
1979Fisherites reticulatus Finney and Nitecki pp. 752 - 753 fig. 1

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Archaeplastida
—Chloroplastida
phylumChlorophytaReichenbach 1834
RankNameAuthor
classChlorophyceaeKützing 1843
familyReceptaculitidaeEichwald 1860
genusFisherites
speciesreticulatus(Owen 1844)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Invalid names: Fisherites oweni Hall 1861 [synonym]
Diagnosis
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