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Appendix A

Cymatiogalea cristata

Cymatiogalea cristata (Downie, 1958, p.338-339, pl.16, fig.4; text-fig.4f) Rauscher, 1973, p.65.

TYPE: Holotype: Downie, 1958, pl.16, fig.4.

HISTORY: Originally Hystrichosphaeridium, subsequently Baltisphaeridium (Appendix A), thirdly Priscogalea (Appendix A), fourthly (and now) Cymatiogalea.

SYNONYM(S): Taxonomic junior synonym: Cymatiogalea polygonophora Górka, 1967, an acritarch species, according to Rasul (1974, p.56).

COMMENTS: Eisenack et al. (1973, p.219-220), Rasul (1974, p.56) and Deunff et al. (1974, p.11) also proposed this combination.

AGE: Early Ordovician.


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