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Spiniferites pterotus

"Spiniferites? pterotus" (Cookson and Eisenack, 1958, p.50, pl.11, fig.7) Sarjeant, 1970, p.76.

TYPE: Holotype: Cookson and Eisenack, 1958, pl.11, fig.7.

HISTORY: Originally Cymatiosphaera (Appendix A), subsequently Spiniferites, thirdly Hystrichosphaera, fourthly Spiniferites?. Questionable assignment: Stover and Evitt (1978, p.191).

SYNONYM(S): Taxonomic senior synonym: Cymatiosphaera (as and now Pterodinium) cingulata, according to Below (1981a, p.114). Taxonomic junior synonym: Hystrichosphaera (as Spiniferites, now Pterodinium, according to Kjellström (1973, p.44) - however, see discussion under Pterodinium crassimuratum.

AGE: Albian-Maastrichtian.


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