Specific epithet after New Caledonia, where the type material was collected. [details]
Specific epithet 'pachyrhynchos' from the Greek 'pakhu' + 'rhynchos' for thick beak, in reference to the thickened ... [details]
Specific epithet 'globosa' from the Latin 'globus' (meaning spheroidal), evoking the globular shape of the species. [details]
Specific epithet 'lata' from the Latin 'latus' (meaning large), evoking the enlarged dorsal outline of the species. [details]
Genus was synonymized by Laurin (1997) under the fossil genera Eohemithyris. Later this was found to be erroneous ... [details]