Schütt, F. (1892), Ergebn. Plankton-Exped. Humboldt-Stiftung: 258, fig. 64 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Coscinodiscus sol G.C.Wall. legitimate

Crosby, L.H. & Wood, E.J.F. (1958), Studies on Australian and New Zealand diatoms. I. Planktonic and allied species. Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand 85: 483–530 [secondary reference]

Hallegraeff, G.M. & Jeffrey, S.W. (1984), Tropical phytoplankton species and pigments of continental shelf waters of north and north-west Australia. Marine Ecology Progress Series 20: 59–74 [secondary reference]

Hallegraeff, G.M. (1984), Species of the diatom genus Thalassiosira in Australian waters. Botanica Marina 27: 495–513 [secondary reference]

Jameson, I. & Hallegraeff, G.M. (2010), Planktonic diatoms. Algae of Australia: Phytoplankton of Temperate Coastal Waters: 57 [secondary reference]

McCarthy, P. (2012), Census of Australian Marine Diatoms: - [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Coscinodiscus sol G.C.Wall. legitimate

• APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
• Distribution: N.T./Qld (Gulf of Carpentaria), Qld (Coral Sea), East Australian Current, Tas. (Bass Str.), Great Australian Bight, W.A. (NW Shelf)
• Ex.distribution: Mexico (Gulf of California), Caribbean Sea, Sargasso Sea, Canada (Nova Scotia), British Isles, Canary Islands, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, South Africa, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, Southern Ocean

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