Greville, R.K. (1859), Quart. J. Microscop. Sci 7: 83, pl. 6, figs 10, 11 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Great Britain

Round, F.E. et al. (1990), Diatoms: 668 [basionym]

basionym of: Fallacia forcipata (Grev.) Stickle & D.G.Mann legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Fallacia forcipata (Grev.) Stickle & D.G.Mann legitimate

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