Achomosphaera andalousiensis Jan du Chêne, 1977, p.112, pl.1, figs.1-4.
EMENDATION: Jan du Chêne and Londeix, 1988, p.239, as Achomosphaera andalousiensis. TYPE: Holotype: Jan du Chêne, 1977, pl.1, fig.1, lost according to Jan du Chêne and Londeix (1988, p.237). Lectotype: Jan du Chêne and Londeix, 1988, pl.1, figs.1-3, designated by Jan du Chêne and Londeix (1988, p.244). HISTORY: Originally (and now) Achomosphaera, subsequently Spiniferites. Head (1997, p.169) retained this species in Achomosphaera. Taxonomic junior synonyms: Spiniferites septentrionalis, according to Harland (1983, p.103-104); Spiniferites aquilonius, according to Strauss in Strauss and Lund (1992, p.169). COMMENTS: The synonymy of Achomosphaera andalousiensis and Spiniferites septentrionalis was questioned in Head and Wrenn (1992, p.2). AGE: Miocene (Andalusian).
Infraspecific taxa: Go up one level. DINOFLAJ (c) 1998 |