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IRMNG name detailsCarpolithes A.T. Brongniart, 1822 †
1322351 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1322351)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Genus
Carpolites Sternberg, 1838 † · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Carpolithus Brongniart, 1822 † · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
fossil only
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Form genus for fossil seed-like structures; the type species, C. thalictroides, is stated by Cleal & Thomas, 2018, to be...
Taxonomic remark Form genus for fossil seed-like structures; the type species, C. thalictroides, is stated by Cleal & Thomas, 2018, to be the seed of an Oligocene aquatic angiosperm of the extant genus Stratiotes Linnaeus, 1753 (Chandler 1923). From that work: Carpolithes Brongniart was a later illegitimate taxonomic synonym of Stratiotes and should be supressed... From Herendeen, 2015: Carpolithes, Carpolithus, and Carpolites occur widely in the paleobotanical literature and have been used interchangeably to describe fossil fruits and seeds that lack sufficient detail to make more precise taxonomic assignments at the genus level. The name Carpolithes Brongn. was the first of these three generic names to be validly published, in 1822, with C. thalictroïdes Brongn. as its type. ... This is one of the most artificial of fossil genera and in modern usage is rarely combined with a species epithet. If this was the name of a genus with real taxonomic utility then perhaps there would be an argument for retaining the slightly commoner usage of Carpolithus. However, because Carpolithes Brongn. has priority and may be the only validly published name the Committee voted unanimously to reject the proposal [to conserve Carpolithus with that spelling]. [details]
IRMNG (2022). Carpolithes A.T. Brongniart, 1822 †. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1322351 on 2025-04-16
Date action by
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]
basis of record Museum Victoria KEmu database (Oct 2006) [details] additional source Wang, Q. (2011). (1996) Proposal to conserve the name Carpolithus with that spelling (fossil Spermatopsida) ). <em>Taxon.</em> 60(1): 241-242., available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.601032 note: proposal to conserve Brongniart’s 1822 usage, however see Cleal & Thomas, 2018 [details] source of synonymy Cleal, C. J.; Thomas, B. A. (2018). Nomenclatural status of the palaeobotanical "artificial taxa" established in Brongniart's 1822 “Classification” paper. <em>Fossil Imprint.</em> 74(1-2): 9-28., available online at https://doi.org/10.2478/if-2018-0001 note: refer note [details] status source Herendeen, P. S. (2015). Report of the Nomenclature Committee on Fossils: 9. <em>Taxon.</em> 64(6): 1306-1312., available online at https://doi.org/10.12705/646.14 [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 Fruits; Tertiary; Paris, France and Isle of Wight, England. (Index Nominum Genericorum) [details]Taxonomic remark Form genus for fossil seed-like structures; the type species, C. thalictroides, is stated by Cleal & Thomas, 2018, to be the seed of an Oligocene aquatic angiosperm of the extant genus Stratiotes Linnaeus, 1753 (Chandler 1923). From that work: Carpolithes Brongniart was a later illegitimate taxonomic synonym of Stratiotes and should be supressed... From Herendeen, 2015: Carpolithes, Carpolithus, and Carpolites occur widely in the paleobotanical literature and have been used interchangeably to describe fossil fruits and seeds that lack sufficient detail to make more precise taxonomic assignments at the genus level. The name Carpolithes Brongn. was the first of these three generic names to be validly published, in 1822, with C. thalictroïdes Brongn. as its type. ... This is one of the most artificial of fossil genera and in modern usage is rarely combined with a species epithet. If this was the name of a genus with real taxonomic utility then perhaps there would be an argument for retaining the slightly commoner usage of Carpolithus. However, because Carpolithes Brongn. has priority and may be the only validly published name the Committee voted unanimously to reject the proposal [to conserve Carpolithus with that spelling]. [details] |
