Subfamily Protoperidinioideae

Subfamily Protoperidinioideae

Citation: Protoperidinioideae (Autonym). Diagnosis:Protoperidiniaceans in which there are five or more climactal plates and two antapical plates ( fundital plates). Type genus: Protoperidinium Bergh 1881a. Extant genera: Archaeperidinium Jörgensen 1912. (=Properidinium Meunier 1919; taxonomic junior synonym - see Fensome et al., 1993b, p.141) Minuscula Lebour 1925. Protoperidinium Bergh 1881a. (=Congruentidium Abé 1927; taxonomic junior synonym by general concensus) Fossil genera: Barssidinium Lentin et al. 1994; Miocene? (Serravalian?)-Pliocene. Brigantedinium Reid 1977 ex Lentin and Williams 1993; Holocene. Capillicysta Matsuoka and Bujak in Matsuoka et al. 1987; Mid-Late Miocene. Cristadinium Head et al. 1989b; Late Miocene. Deflagymnium Olaru 1978a; Cretaceous (Maastrichtian). Erymnodinium Lentin et al. 1994; Late Miocene. Gerlachidium Benedek and Sarjeant 1981; Mid-Late Oligocene. Leipokatium Bradford 1975; Holocene. Lejeunecysta Artzner and Dörhöfer 1978; Late Oligocene. (=Lejeunia Gerlach 1961; homonym -Lejeunecysta is substitute) Phelodinium Stover and Evitt 1978; Cretaceous (Senonian). Pseudoalterbia Mao Shaozhi and Norris 1988; Cretaceous (Turonian-Santonian). Quinquecuspis Harland 1977b; Holocene. Selenopemphix Benedek 1972; Mid-Late Oligocene. (=Multispinula Bradford 1975; taxonomic junior synonym according to Head, 1993, p.31-32) (=Omanodinium Bradford 1975; taxonomic junior synonym according to Head, 1993, p.32) Stelladinium Bradford 1975; Holocene. Sumatradinium Lentin and Williams 1976; Mid Miocene. Trinovantedinium Reid 1977; Holocene. Votadinium Reid 1977; Holocene. Xandarodinium Reid 1977; Holocene.

Family Protoperidiniaceae