Alexander Borisovitch Doweld
Abstract
Abstract The nomenclature of the Upper Palaeozoic fossil genus Gigantopteris is reviewed. The authorship of Gigantopteris is determined to be H.T. Geyler, who published the name as a replacement name for the illegitimate later homonym, Megalopteris A. Schenk.
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Abstract The nomenclature of the Upper Palaeozoic fossil genus Gigantopteris is reviewed. The authorship of Gigantopteris is determined to be H.T. Geyler, who published the name as a replacement name for the illegitimate later homonym, Megalopteris A. Schenk.
Key concepts: Homonym (biology), Nomenclature, Genus, Paleozoic, Zoology, Biology, Geography, Taxonomy (biology)