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Bosea laevigata

"Bosea laevigata" Jiabo, 1978, p.126-127, pl.32, fig.23 ex He Chengquan and Qian Zeshu, 1979, p.179.

TYPE: Holotype: Jiabo, 1978, pl.32, fig.23.

HISTORY: NOW: Bosedinia laevigata. Originally Palaeostomocystis laevigata (name illegitimate; Appendix A), subsequently Bosea laevigata (generic name illegitimate), thirdly Fromea laevigata (combination illegitimate; Appendix A), fourthly Fromea psilata (Appendix A), fifthly (and now) Bosedinia laevigata.

COMMENTS: The name Palaeostomocystis laevigata was illegitimate in Jiabo (1978) since this name is preoccupied. By " transferring" the species to Bosea, He Chengquan and Qian Zeshu (1979) effectively created a " new name". Following I.C.B.N. Article 55.1, the species name Bosea laevigata is validly published even though the generic name Bosea is illegitimate.

AGE: Early Tertiary.


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