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Hystrichosphaera penicillata forma medusettiformis

"Hystrichosphaera penicillata forma medusettiformis" O. Wetzel, 1933b, caption to pl.4, fig.19 - p.41, pl.4, fig.19.

TYPE: Holotype: O. Wetzel, 1933b, pl.4, fig.19; Lejeune-Carpentier, 1938a, fig.7.

STATUS: Name not validly published: species combination not validly published.

HISTORY: NOW: Areoligera medusettiformis. Originally Hystrichosphaera penicillata forma medusettiformis (name not validly published), subsequently (and now) Areoligera medusettiformis.

SYNONYM(S): Taxonomic senior synonym: Hystrichosphaera penicillata forma coronata (now Areoligera coronata), according to Morgenroth (1968, p.551) - however, Eaton (1976, p.245) retained Hystrichosphaera penicillata forma medusettiformis (as Areoligera medusettiformis).

COMMENTS: This name (as Hystrichosphaera penicillata forma meduselliformis), was also cited by O. Wetzel (1932, caption to pl.3, fig.7 - p.144).

AGE: Senonian.


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