Difference between revisions of "Spiniferites ramosus"

<nowiki>*</nowiki><B><I>ramosus</I></B> ([[Ehrenberg, 1837b]], pl.1, fig.15) [[Mantell, 1854]], p.239.&nbsp; Holotype: not designated.&nbsp; Lectotype: [[Ehrenberg, 1837b]], pl.1, fig.15, designated by [[Davey and Williams, 1966a|Davey and Williams (1966a]], p.32).&nbsp; Originally <I>[[Xanthidium ramosum Appendix A|Xanthidium ramosum]]</I> (Appendix A), subsequently (and now) <I>Spiniferites ramosus</I>, thirdly <I>[[Hystrichosphaera ramosa]]</I>, fourthly <I>[[Ovum hispidum subsp. ramosum Appendix A|Ovum hispidum]]</I> subsp. <I>[[Ovum hispidum subsp. ramosum Appendix A|ramosum]]</I> (combination not validly published, Appendix A), fifthly <I>[[Bion ramosum Appendix A|Bion ramosum]]</I> (Appendix A).&nbsp; [[Sarjeant, 1970|Sarjeant (1970]], p.75) retained this species in <I>Spiniferites</I>.&nbsp; Taxonomic junior synonyms: <I>[[Xanthidium furcatum Appendix A|Xanthidium]]</I> (as <I>[[Hystrichosphaera furcata|Hystrichosphaera]]</I>) <I>[[Xanthidium furcatum Appendix A|furcatum]]</I>, according to [[Davey and Williams, 1966a|Davey and Williams (1966a]], p.29-33); <I>[[Galea korykos]]</I> and <I>[[Hystrichosphaeridium echinoides]]</I>, both according to [[Sarjeant, 1983|Sarjeant (1983]], p.91-92); <I>[[Areoligera birama]]</I>, according to [[Morgenroth, 1968|Morgenroth (1968]], p.550); <I>[[Geodia tripunctata Appendix A|Geodia]]</I>? <I>[[Geodia tripunctata Appendix A|tripunctata]]</I>, by implication in [[Sarjeant, 1964a|Sarjeant (1964a]], p.175), who considered <I>[[Geodia tripunctata Appendix A|Geodia]]</I>? <I>[[Geodia tripunctata Appendix A|tripunctata]]</I> to be a taxonomic junior synonym of <I>[[Xanthidium furcatum Appendix A|Xanthidium]]</I> (as <I>[[Hystrichosphaera furcata|Hystrichosphaera]]</I>) <I>[[Xanthidium furcatum Appendix A|furcatum]]</I>; <I>[[Hystrichosphaera bulloidea|Hystrichosphaera]]</I> (subsequently <I>[[Spiniferites bulloideus|Spiniferites]]</I>) <I>[[Hystrichosphaera bulloidea|bulloidea]]</I>, according to [[Harland, 1977b|Harland (1977b]], p.101-102) - however, [[Lentin and Williams, 1981|Lentin and Williams (1981]], p.259) retained <I>[[Hystrichosphaera bulloidea|Hystrichosphaera]]</I> (as <I>[[Spiniferites bulloideus|Spiniferites]]</I>) <I>[[Hystrichosphaera bulloidea|bulloidea]]</I>; <I>[[Homotryblium distinctum]]</I>, according to [[Jain and Garg, 1982|Jain and Garg (1982]], p.69), who considered <I>[[Homotryblium distinctum]]</I> to be a taxonomic junior synonym of <I>[[Spiniferites ramosus subsp. ramosus|Spiniferites ramosus]]</I> subsp. <I>[[Spiniferites ramosus subsp. ramosus|ramosus]]</I>.&nbsp; Motile equivalent: <I>Gonyaulax spinifera</I> ([[Clapar&#232;de and Lachmann, 1859]]) [[Diesing, 1866]], according to [[Dodge, 1989|Dodge (1989]], p.289).&nbsp; The validity/authorship of this name may need to be reconsidered as it appears that [[Ehrenberg, 1837b|Ehrenberg (1837b]]) did not provide a description.&nbsp; Age: Late Cretaceous.