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Lithodinia superornata

Lithodinia? superornata (W. Wetzel, 1967a, p.869-870, pl.16, figs.8a-b) Fenton, 1981, p.253.

EMENDATION: Sarjeant, 1980b, p.124-125, as Meiourogonyaulax superornata.

TYPE: Holotype: W. Wetzel, 1967a, pl.16, figs.8a-b; Sarjeant, 1980b, pl.1, figs.2-3; text-fig.4.

HISTORY: Originally Gonyaulax (Appendix B), subsequently Meiourogonyaulax, thirdly Gonyaulacysta, fourthly (and now) Lithodinia?. Dodekova (1990, p.15) retained this species in Lithodinia. Questionable assignment: Williams et al. (1993, p.56).

AGE: Late Bathonian.


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