Spiniferites pachydermus

pachydermus (Rossignol, 1964, p.86, pl.1, figs.1–2; pl.3, fig.6) Reid, 1974, p.607.  Holotype: Rossignol, 1964, pl.1, figs.1–2.  Originally Hystrichosphaera furcata var. pachyderma, subsequently Hystrichosphaera ramosa var. pachyderma (combination not validly published), thirdly Spiniferites ramosus subsp. pachydermus, fourthly (and now) Spiniferites pachydermus.  Motile equivalent: Gonyaulax ellegaardiae Mertens et al. 2015, according to Mertens et al. (2015, p.560).  Age: Pleistocene–Holocene.

Parent: Spiniferites