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Spiniferites hyperacanthus

Spiniferites hyperacanthus (Deflandre and Cookson, 1955, p.264-265, pl.6, fig.7) Cookson and Eisenack, 1974, p.59.

TYPE: Holotype: Deflandre and Cookson, 1955, pl.6, fig.7.

HISTORY: Originally Hystrichosphaera, subsequently Achomosphaera, thirdly (and now) Spiniferites.

SYNONYM(S): Taxonomic junior synonym (at specific rank): Hystrichosphaera furcata var. multiplicata (as Spiniferites ramosus subsp. multiplicatus), according to Matsuoka (1985a, p.35).

MOTILE EQUIVALENT: Gonyaulax spinifera complex, according to Matsuoka et al. (1989, p.94).

COMMENTS: Reid (1974, p.603) also proposed this combination.

AGE: Miocene.


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