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Compositosphaeridium polonicum

+Compositosphaeridium polonicum (Górka, 1965, p.306-307, pl.3, figs.5-6) Lentin and Williams, 1981, p.53.

EMENDATIONS: Erkmen and Sarjeant, 1980, p.68, as Compositosphaeridium polonicum; Courtinat, 1989, p.164, as Compositosphaeridium polonicum - however, see Stancliffe and Sarjeant (1990, p.203).

TYPE: Holotype: Górka, 1965, pl.3, fig.5.

HISTORY: Originally Hystrichosphaeridium, subsequently Compositosphaeridium Erkmen and Sarjeant (combination illegitimate), thirdly (and now) Compositosphaeridium Dodekova.

SYNONYM(S): Taxonomic junior synonyms: Hystrichosphaeridium (subsequently Compositosphaeridium) costatum, according to Beju (1971, p.292); Compositosphaeridium bulgaricum, according to Dodekova (1990, p.9) - however, Stancliffe and Sarjeant (1990, p.203) retained Compositosphaeridium bulgaricum.

COMMENTS: The nomenclatural type of the genus Compositosphaeridium Dodekova remains the holotype of Compositosphaeridium costatum.

AGE: Oxfordian.


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