Lithodinia decapitata

"decapitata" (Wetzel, 1967a, p.869, pl.16, figs.7a–b) Gocht, 1976, p.334.  Holotype: Wetzel, 1967a, pl.16, figs.7a–b; Sarjeant, 1980b, pl.3, figs.1–3; text-fig.3; Dietz et al., 1999, text-fig.5b.  Originally Gonyaulax (Appendix B), subsequently Meiourogonyaulax, thirdly Lithodinia, fourthly Meiourogonyaulax?.  Taxonomic senior synonym: Meiourogonyaulax (as Lithodinia) valensii, according to Fenton (1981, p.253) and Williams et al. (1993, p.56).  Age: Bajocian.

Parent: Lithodinia