On the nature of the holotype of Nipterella paradoxica (Billings)

Title Variants

Alternative: Holotype of Nipterella paradoxica

Related Titles

Series: Fieldiana, Geology, v. 16, no. 11
Series: Publication (Field Museum of Natural History), 1064

By

Nitecki, Matthew H.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

[Chicago], Field Museum of Natural History, 1968

Notes

"December 16, 1968."

The holotype of Nipterella paradoxica (Billings), based on Calathium paradoxicum Billings, 1865, is not a sponge but a cherty concretion. The name Nipterella paradoxica is thus a nomen nudum and should be rejected.

Fieldiana series has been published as Geological Series by Field Columbian Museum (1895-1909) and Field Museum of Natural History (1909-1943), and as Fieldiana: Geology by Chicago Natural History Museum (1945-1966) and Field Museum of Natural History (1966-).

Subjects

Mingan Islands , Nipterella paradoxica , Ordovician , Paleontology , Québec (Province)

Call Number

QE1 .F4 vol. 16, no. 11

Classification

563/.4

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.5355
LCCN: https://lccn.loc.gov/68059376
OCLC: 3169
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q51514244