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Ctenidodinium ornatum

*Ctenidodinium ornatum (Eisenack, 1935, p.176, pl.4, figs.9-10; text-figs.1-4) Deflandre, 1939a, p.181.

TYPE: Holotype: Eisenack, 1935, pl.4, fig.9.

HISTORY: Originally Lithodinia jurassica var. ornata, subsequently (and now) Ctenidodinium ornatum, thirdly Gonyaulacysta ornata. Lentin and Williams (1973, p.35) retained this species in Ctenidodinium.

SYNONYM(S): Taxonomic junior synonym: Brotzenia (as Ctenidodinium?; now Dichadogonyaulax, according to Woollam (1983, p.190) - however, Sarjeant (1988, p.180) retained Brotzenia (as Dichadogonyaulax) cristata.

AGE: Oxfordian.


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