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Genus Spiniferites

Spiniferites Mantell, 1850, p.191.

EMENDATION: Sarjeant, 1970, p.75.

SYNONYM(S): Taxonomic junior synonyms: Hafniasphaera, according to Stover and Williams (1987, p.117) - however, Edwards (1996, p.989) retained Hafniasphaera; Hystrichosphaera, according to Sarjeant (1970, p.75); Hystrichokibotium, by implication in Gocht (1969, p.32), who considered Hystrichokibotium to be a taxonomic junior synonym of Hystrichosphaera; Rivernookia, according to Stover and Williams (1987, p.195); Achomosphaera, according to Duxbury (1983, p.54-55) - however, Lentin and Williams (1989, p.3) retained Achomosphaera, and Rivernookia is now considered a taxonomic junior synonym of Hafniasphaera.

COMMENTS: Loeblich Jr. and Loeblich III (1966, p.56-57) designated Spiniferites ramosus as the "type species" of Spiniferites. Fensome et al. (1993b, p.93) considered Spiniferites to be the possible taxonomic senior synonym of Gonyaulax.

TYPE: Ehrenberg, 1838, pl.1,5, as Xanthidium ramosum, designated by Davey and Williams (1966a, p.32) as a lectotype of Hystrichosphaera ramosa.


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