+Thoracosphaera heimii (Lohmann, 1920, p.117-118, fig.29) Kamptner, 1944, p.145.
TYPE: Holotype: Lohmann, 1920, fig.29. HISTORY: Originally Syracosphaera, subsequently (and now) Thoracosphaera. SYNONYM(S): Taxonomic junior synonyms: Thoracosphaera corsena, Thoracosphaera granulosa and Thoracosphaera imperforata, all according to Fütterer (1978, p.714); Thoracosphaera pelagica, according to Kamptner (1944, p.145). COMMENTS: The nomenclatural type of the genus Thoracosphaera remains the holotype of Thoracosphaera pelagica. According to Tangen et al. (1982), this species represents the calcareous cell wall of a dinoflagellate vegetative stage. AGE: extant.
Infraspecific taxa: Go up one level. DINOFLAJ (c) 1998 |