"Baltisphaeridium tridactylites" (Valensi, 1955a, p.37-38, fig.1D) Downie and Sarjeant, 1965, p.97.
TYPE: Holotype: Valensi, 1955a, fig.1D. HISTORY: NOW: Florentinia. Originally Hystrichosphaeridium, subsequently Baltisphaeridium, thirdly Hystrichokolpoma (combination not validly published), fourthly Achomosphaera, fifthly Silicisphaera, sixthly (and now) Florentinia. COMMENTS: This combination was not validly published in Downie and Sarjeant (1963, p.92), since these authors did not fully reference the basionym. AGE: Cretaceous.
Infraspecific taxa: Go up one level. DINOFLAJ (c) 1998 |