Spiniferites furcatus
"furcatus" (Ehrenberg, 1838, pl.1, figs.12,14) Lentin and Williams, 1973, p.128. Holotype: not designated. Combination not validly published: not intended. Originally Xanthidium furcatum (Appendix A), subsequently Hystrichosphaera furcata, thirdly Ovum hispidum subsp. furcatum (combination not validly published), fourthly Spiniferites furcatus (combination not validly published). Taxonomic senior synonym: Xanthidium (as Hystrichosphaera, now Spiniferites) ramosum, according to Davey and Williams (1966a, p.29-33). Taxonomic junior synonym: Geodia? tripunctata (Appendix A), according to Sarjeant (1964a, p.195). Lentin and Williams (1973, p.128-129) did not intend to propose a new combination, considering Xanthidium furcatum to be a taxonomic junior synonym of Spiniferites ramosus. Age: Late Cretaceous.
Parent: Spiniferites