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| Mastodiscus J.W. Bailey Fe. 1854, pg. 4 | |
| Generitype | |
| Designated by | |
| Year Designated | 0 |
| Nomenclatural status | nomen nudum |
| Recent revisions | |
| Comments | Not validly published because Bailey never intended this name for a new genus; he had intented to use it for some species included in the genus Auliscus, but preferred to alter Ehrenberg's definition of Auliscus to accomodate these species. |
| Published in |
Bailey, J.W. 1854 (ref. 122) Notes on new species and localities of microscopical organisms Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge, Vol:7[3], 1-15, 1 pl. |