Cyclopuncta girtyi Elias, 1958

Cyclopuncta girtyi is nomen nudum according to Hoare et al., 1980 Cyclopunda girtyi Elias (1958), which is considered to be an inorganic structure (probably small deposits of an iron compound formed in the cavity between internal and external molds) "and should not be further recognized" as stated by Häntzschel (1962).
ID17025
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
TaxonCyclopuncta girtyi
AuthorElias, 1958
ReferenceElias, 1958
Parent taxonCyclopuncta
Is validYes
FADSerpukhovian
LADBajocian
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Synonymy

YearSynonymAuthorPagesFigsReference
2020Cyclopuncta girtyi Elias, 1958Breton, Jäger & Kocí157B-CBreton et al., 2020
1958Cyclopuncta girtyi,. n. gen. n. sp.Elias503:14, 16Elias, 1958
1909Little round spots or punctaeGirty53-546:6Girty, 1909

Type specimens

TypeNumberRepositoryType localityLoc.Type horizonStrat.RemarksReferenceID
holotypeUniversity of OklahomaElias, 1958

Descriptions and remarks

Elias, 1958:

These punctae appear in considerable number, and, although generally irregularly scattered, seem to concentrate in certain fashion tending to follow, as it were, the lines of growth of a conch.



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