IRMNG - Westonia W.L. Fry, 1983 †

IRMNG name details

Westonia W.L. Fry, 1983 †

IRMNG_ID

1276716 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1276716)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > junior homonym (junior homonym of Westonia K.P.J. Sprengel, 1826 (Magnoliopsida))

Accepted name

Thomaschesmerella U.B. Deshmukh, 2024 †

Rank

Genus

Parent

Algae incertae sedis

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Fry, W. L. (1983). An algal flora from the Upper Ordovician of the Lake Winnipeg region, Manitoba, Canada. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 39(3-4): 313-341., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/0034-6667(83)90018-0 [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Junior homonym of Westonia K.P.J. Sprengel, 1826 (Magnoliopsida); replacement name is Thomaschesmerella U.B. Deshmukh, 2024.

Taxonomic remark Junior homonym of Westonia K.P.J. Sprengel, 1826 (Magnoliopsida); replacement name is Thomaschesmerella U.B. Deshmukh, 2024. [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2025). Westonia W.L. Fry, 1983 †. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1276716 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2007-05-28 22:00:00Z

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Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

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Rees, Tony

2019-02-19 06:37:00Z

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Rees, Tony

2022-05-18 07:06:25Z

changed

Rees, Tony

2025-05-13 18:32:09Z

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Rees, Tony

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Sources (5)
Notes (2)

original description Fry, W. L. (1983). An algal flora from the Upper Ordovician of the Lake Winnipeg region, Manitoba, Canada. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 39(3-4): 313-341., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/0034-6667(83)90018-0 [details]

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] (2007 version). , available online at https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/ing/ [details]

source of synonymy Deshmukh, U. B. (2024). Thomaschesmerella, a replacement name for marine fossil algal genus Westonia Fry (Eukaryota incertae sedis). Notulae Algarum. 327: 1-2., available online at https://www.notulaealgarum.com/2024/documents/Notulae%20Algarum%20No.%20327.pdf [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] (2007 version). , available online at https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/ing/ [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] (2007 version). , available online at https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/ing/ [details]

Unreviewed

Descriptive info Upper Ordovician; near Cat Head, Lake Winnipeg region, Manitoba, Canada. (Index Nominum Genericorum) [details]

Taxonomic remark Junior homonym of Westonia K.P.J. Sprengel, 1826 (Magnoliopsida); replacement name is Thomaschesmerella U.B. Deshmukh, 2024. [details]