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Pitys H.T.M. Witham, 1833 †

1465082  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1465082)

accepted
Genus
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Not to be confused with Endlicher's 1842 orth. var. for Pytys Endlicher 1837. (Index Nominum Genericorum). Original...  
Taxonomic remark Not to be confused with Endlicher's 1842 orth. var. for Pytys Endlicher 1837. (Index Nominum Genericorum). Original spelling: Pitu. Nom. cons., orth. cons. Doweld, 2013 proposed to conserve this genus name against Pinites Lindl. & Hutton, however that proposal was rejected by the Nomenclature Committee on Fossils (Herendeen, 2016) who stated: We do not agree with Doweld’s assertions as to
the earlier valid publication of the generic name Pitys [sic: possibly error for Pinites]. Not only is the “description” flawed in that it describes simply a preservational artefact, we also do not accept the suggestion that the species name was validly published there by reference to its figure (t. 2) in the preceding issue of the book. The committee concluded that the proposal is superfluous. [details]
IRMNG (2024). Pitys H.T.M. Witham, 1833 †. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1465082 on 2024-03-28
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2012-08-28 22:00:00Z
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2017-08-23 06:16:24Z
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2018-03-17 18:33:32Z
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basis of record Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature] (2012 version). , available online at https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/ing/ [details]   

additional source Doweld, A. B.; Reveal, J. L. (2002). (1551) Proposal to conserve the name Pitys Witham (fossil plants) with that spelling. <em>Taxon.</em> 51: 583-584.
note: as nom. cons. prop. [details]   

additional source Herendeen, P. S. (2016). Report of the Nomenclature Committee on Fossils: 10. <em>Taxon.</em> 65(2): 382-387., available online at https://doi.org/10.12705/652.18 [details]   

additional source Doweld, A. B. (2013). (2251) Proposal to conserve Pitys, nom. cons., against Pinites (fossil Gymnospermae: Lyginopteridopsida). <em>Taxon.</em> 62(6): 1349-1350., available online at https://doi.org/10.12705/626.36
note: as nom. cons. prop., however see Herendeen, 2016 [details]   

status source Skog, J. E. (2005). Report of the Committee for Fossil Plants: 5. <em>Taxon.</em> 54(1): 175-176., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/25065316 [details]   

verified source for family Novikoff, A.; Barabasz-Krasny, B. (2015). System of Embryophytes. In: Novikoff A., Barabasz-Krasny B. Modern Plant Systematics: 23-63. Liga-Pres, Lviv, Ukraine. , available online at https://phytomorphology.org/personal-information/system-of-embryophytes/ [details]   

name verified source Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature] (2012 version). , available online at https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/ing/ [details]   

current name source Novikoff, A.; Barabasz-Krasny, B. (2015). System of Embryophytes. In: Novikoff A., Barabasz-Krasny B. Modern Plant Systematics: 23-63. Liga-Pres, Lviv, Ukraine. , available online at https://phytomorphology.org/personal-information/system-of-embryophytes/
note: as Pitys Agassiz (incorrect author) [details]   

extant flag source Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature] (2012 version). , available online at https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/ing/ [details]   

habitat flag source as per family [details]   
From other sources
Descriptive info Stem; Carboniferous; Berwickshire, Scotland. (Index Nominum Genericorum) [details]

Taxonomic remark Not to be confused with Endlicher's 1842 orth. var. for Pytys Endlicher 1837. (Index Nominum Genericorum). Original spelling: Pitu. Nom. cons., orth. cons. Doweld, 2013 proposed to conserve this genus name against Pinites Lindl. & Hutton, however that proposal was rejected by the Nomenclature Committee on Fossils (Herendeen, 2016) who stated: We do not agree with Doweld’s assertions as to
the earlier valid publication of the generic name Pitys [sic: possibly error for Pinites]. Not only is the “description” flawed in that it describes simply a preservational artefact, we also do not accept the suggestion that the species name was validly published there by reference to its figure (t. 2) in the preceding issue of the book. The committee concluded that the proposal is superfluous. [details]

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