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Scriniodinium dictyophorum

Scriniodinium dictyophorum (Deflandre, 1939a, p.178, pl.8, figs.1-3 ex Sarjeant, 1967b, p.249-250) Brenner, 1988, p.74.

TYPE: Holotype: Deflandre, 1939a, pl.8, fig.1; Jan du Chêne et al., 1986a, pl.7, figs.1-5.

HISTORY: Originally Palaeoperidinium (name not validly published), subsequently Gonyaulacysta, thirdly Aldorfia, fourthly (and now) Scriniodinium.

COMMENTS: The name Palaeoperidinium dictyophorum was not validly published in Deflandre (1939a) since the generic name Palaeoperidinium was not validly published until 1967. In validating the name Gonyaulacysta dictyophora, Sarjeant (1967b, p.249-250) provided an "emended diagnosis".

AGE: Oxfordian.


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