"Distephanus sirius" (Ehrenberg, 1844a) Haeckel (according to Schütt, 1891, p.20).
TYPE: Holotype: Ehrenberg, 1854, pl.18, fig.59. STATUS: Name not validly published: see discussion under Actiniscus sirius. HISTORY: NOW: Actiniscus. Originally (and now) Actiniscus (name not validly published), subsequently Dictyocha (name not validly published, Appendix A), thirdly Distephanus (name not validly published), fourthly Gymnaster, fifthly (and now) Actiniscus. ETYMOLOGY: N.I.A. AGE: Miocene.
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