The vegetation of Whale Island, Part 1: the plant communities
- Author
- Parris, B.D.; Lynch, P.A.; Ferguson, E.J.
- Year
- 1971
- Number
- 17
- Summary
- T H E known subf ossil forms of Rhytida Albers, 1850 are discussed and all are shown to be conspecific with living taxa: R. spelaea Powell, 1933 is synonymised with R. greenwoodi (Gray, 1850); R. yaldwyni Dell, 1955 is synonymised with Wainuia urnula urnula (Pfeiffer, 1855); R. hadfieldi Powell, 1949 is synonymised with R. oconnori Powell, 1946 and R. duplicata vivens Powell, 1946 is synonymised with R. duplicata duplicata Suter, 1904.