Basionym Name:Placodium geophilum Th. Fr., Nova Acta R. Soc. Scient. upsal., Ser. 3 3: 185 (1861)
Homotypic synonyms:Buellia papillata var. geophila (Th. Fr.) Tuck., Gen. lich. (Amherst): 187 (1872)Lecanora geophila (Th. Fr.) Poelt, Int. J. Mycol. Lichenol. 3(1): 57 (1986)Squamaria geophila (Th. Fr.) H. Olivier, Mém. Soc. natn. Sci. nat. Cherbourg 37: 44 (1909)