original description(ofMelosira canadensis Hustedt, 1952)Hustedt, F. (1952). Neue und wenig bekannte Diatomeen. IV. Botaniska Notiser, 1952: 366-410 page(s): p. 372; fig. 21-30 [details]
new combination referenceKaczmarska, I. (1985). The diatom flora of Miocene lacustrine diatomites from the Harper Basin, Oregon, U.S.A. Acta Palaeobotanica, 25(1-2): 33-100, 12 pls page(s): v. 25 (1, 2): p. 68; pl. 7, fig. 12, 14, pl. 8, fig. 6-7, 10-17 [details]