"Cleistosphaeridium tiara" (Klumpp, 1953, p.390-391, pl.17, figs.8-10) Davey et al., 1969, p.16.
TYPE: Holotype: Klumpp, 1953, pl.17, figs.8-9. HISTORY: NOW: Operculodinium. Originally Hystrichosphaeridium, subsequently Baltisphaeridium (Appendix A), thirdly Cordosphaeridium, fourthly Cleistosphaeridium, fifthly (and now) Operculodinium. COMMENTS: This combination was not validly published in Davey et al. (1966, p.170), since these authors did not fully reference the basionym. ETYMOLOGY: N.I.A. AGE: Eocene.
Infraspecific taxa: Go up one level. DINOFLAJ (c) 1998 |