Hystrichosphaerina

HYSTRICHOSPHAERINA Alberti, 1961, p.38.  Emendation: Stancliffe and Sarjeant, 1990, p.204.  Taxonomic senior synonym: Systematophora, by implication in Downie and Sarjeant (1965, p.146) who transferred the "type species" of Hystrichosphaerina, Hystrichosphaerina schindewolfii, to Systematophora — however, Stover and Evitt (1978, p.57–58) and Stancliffe and Sarjeant (1990, p.204) retained Hystrichosphaerina.  Taxonomic junior synonym: Polystephanephorus, according to Duxbury (1980, p.125–126) — however, Lentin and Williams (1981, p.232) retained Polystephanephorus.  Type: Alberti, 1961, pl.10, figs.2–3, as Hystrichosphaerina schindewolfii.

Parent: Family Gonyaulacaceae Subfamily uncertain

Species List:

"Hystrichosphaerina anthophora"
"Hystrichosphaerina calatha"
Hystrichosphaerina crusta
"Hystrichosphaerina exilimura"
Hystrichosphaerina neuquina
Hystrichosphaerina orbifera
"Hystrichosphaerina paracalatha"
"Hystrichosphaerina sarjeantii"
*Hystrichosphaerina schindewolfii
Hystrichosphaerina turonica
Hystrichosphaerina varians
Hystrichosphaerina varispinosa