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Lejeunia paratenella

"Lejeunia paratenella" Benedek, 1972, p.41-42, pl.5, fig.8; text-fig.18.

TYPE: Holotype: Benedek, 1972, pl.5, fig.8; Benedek and Sarjeant, 1981, fig.9, nos.3-4.

HISTORY: Originally Lejeunia (generic name illegitimate), subsequently Lejeunecysta.

SYNONYM(S): Taxonomic senior synonym: Selenopemphix selenoides, according to Benedek and Sarjeant (1981, p.336-338). Taxonomic junior synonym: Trinovantedinium (now Lejeunecysta) oliva, according to Harland (1977b, p.105) - however, Turon and Londeix (1988, p.344) retained Trinovantedinium (as Lejeunecysta) oliva.

COMMENTS: Following I.C.B.N. Article 55.1, the species name Lejeunia paratenella is validly published even though the generic name Lejeunia is illegitimate.

AGE: Late Oligocene.


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