Diphyes monstruosum

?monstruosum (Tasch in Tasch et al., 1964, p.195, pl.1, fig.12) Davey and Williams, 1969, p.7.  Holotype: Tasch et al., 1964, pl.1, fig.12.  Originally Hystrichosphaeridium, subsequently (and now) Diphyes?, thirdly Coronifera.  Fauconnier in Fauconnier and Masure (2004, p.176) questionably retained this species in Diphyes.  Questionable assignment: Davey and Williams (1969, p.7); and Fauconnier in Fauconnier and Masure (2004, p.176) as a problematic species.  Taxonomic senior synonym: Coronifera oceanica, according to Below (1982c, p.5) — however. Fauconnier in Fauconnier and Masure (2004, p.176) retained Hystrichosphaeridium (as Diphyes?) monstruosum.  This combination was not validly published in Davey and Williams (1966b, p.97), since these authors did not fully reference the basionym.  Age: Albian.

Parent: Diphyes