Palaeoperidinium Deflandre, 1934, p.968 ex
Sarjeant, 1967b, p.246-247.
SYNONYM(S): Taxonomic junior synonyms:
Astrocysta,
Morkallacysta and
Pentagonum, all according to
Lentin and Williams (1976, p.150,160,161) - however,
Stover and Evitt (1978, p.113-114) retained
Morkallacysta.
COMMENTS: This name was not validly published in
Deflandre (1934) since that author did not designate a type, which he was obliged to do since he was using zoological nomenclature (I.C.Z.N. Article 13b).
No type was designated until
Sarjeant (1967b) did so, and who also brought the generic name under the auspices of the I.C.B.N.
This interpretation differs from previous editions of this index and accords with that of
Loeblich Jr. and Loeblich III (1966) and, in essence, also that of
Sarjeant (1967b).
In contrast to the contention of
Tappan and Loeblich Jr. (1967, p.526),
Deflandre (1934, p.968) did publish a description of
Palaeoperidinium, as a footnote.
TYPE: Ehrenberg, 1838, pl.1, fig.4, as
Peridinium pyrophorum.
Species:
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