Visbysphaera pirifera Appendix A
pirifera (Eisenack, 1954a, p.206–207, pl.1, figs.1a–b; text-fig.1) Kiryanov, 1978, p.89–90. Holotype: Eisenack, 1954a, pl.1, figs.1a–b. Originally Hystrichosphaeridium, subsequently Baltisphaeridium (Appendix A), thirdly Multiplicisphaeridium (Appendix A), fourthly (and now) Visbysphaera. Taxonomic junior synonym: Baltisphaeridium hermosum Cramer and Diez, 1968 (name not validly published), an acritarch species, according to Cramer (1970, p.148); Baltisphaeridium (now Visbysphaera) dilatispinosum Downie, 1963, an acritarch species, according to Eisenack (1965c, p.263) — however, Fensome et al. (1990, p.530) retained Visbysphaera dilatispinosa. This combination was not validly published in Lister (1970, p.98) since that author did not clearly use the name. Age: Silurian (late Llandovery).
Parent: Visbysphaera_Appendix A