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Amphitetras antediluviana var. 'beta' W. Smith 1855, p. 8; pl. 1, fig. 11
StatusInvalid
CommentsImproper epithet. Also in W. Smith 1856, p. 47, pl. 44, fig. 318 a’’’ (ref. 001007). Name possibly validated by Peragallo in Pelletan 1889, p. 223 (ref. 001001) as Amphitetras antediluviana var. 'beta' cruciformis.
Published inSmith, W. 1855 [ref. 000864]. Notes of an excursion to the south of France and the Auvergne in Search of Diatomaceae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 2nd series, 15:1-9, pl. 1.
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Type LocalityLanguage of descriptionE
CollectorAssessment of record accuracylikely accurate
List of nomenclatural synonymsBiddulphia antediluviana var. excavata Frenguelli 1945
Amphitetras excavata W. Smith 1855