Baltisphaeridium placacanthum Appendix A
"placacanthum" (Deflandre and Cookson, 1955, p.276–277, pl.9, figs.1–3) Downie and Sarjeant, 1965, p.94. Emendation: May, 1980, p.68, as Systematophora placacantha. Holotype: Deflandre and Cookson, 1955, pl.9, figs.1–2; Fauconnier and Masure, 2004, pl.76, figs.14–16. NOW Cleistosphaeridium. Originally Hystrichosphaeridium, subsequently Baltisphaeridium, thirdly Impletosphaeridium, fourthly Systematophora, fifthly (and now) Cleistosphaeridium. Taxonomic junior synonyms: Baltisphaeridium (as Cleistosphaeridium) panniforme, according to Sarjeant (1984b, p.86–87); Systematophora (now Cleistosphaeridium) ancyrea, according to Stover and Evitt (1978, p.84) — however, Lentin and Williams (1981, p.272) retained Systematophora ancyrea. Age: Miocene.
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