Difference between revisions of "Palinosphaera sphaerica"

"<nowiki>*</nowiki><B><I>sphaerica</I></B>" (Kaufmann in [[Heer, 1865]], p.196, figs.104,106a-b) [[Locker, 1967]], p.856 - caption to pl.1, fig.3.&nbsp; Holotype: not designated.&nbsp; <B>NOW</B> <I>[[Pithonella sphaerica|Pithonella]]</I>.&nbsp; Originally <I>[[Lagena sphaerica Appendix A|Lagena]]</I> (Appendix A), subsequently <I>[[Stomiosphaera sphaerica|Stomiosphaera]]</I>, thirdly <I>Palinosphaera</I> (generic name not validly published), fourthly (and now) <I>[[Pithonella sphaerica|Pithonella]]</I>.&nbsp; Questionable assignment: Locker, (1967, p.852).&nbsp; Taxonomic senior synonym: <I>[[Lagena ovalis Appendix A|Lagena]]</I> (now <I>[[Pithonella ovalis|Pithonella]]</I>) <I>[[Lagena ovalis Appendix A|ovalis]]</I>, according to [[Lorenz, 1902|Lorenz (1902]], p.46) - however, [[Bonet, 1956|Bonet (1956]], p.450) retained <I>[[Lagena sphaerica Appendix A|Lagena]]</I> (as <I>[[Stomiosphaera sphaerica|Stomiosphaera]]</I>) <I>[[Lagena sphaerica Appendix A|sphaerica]]</I>.&nbsp; Taxonomic junior synonym: <I>[[Lagena orbulinaria Appendix A|Lagena orbulinaria]]</I> (Appendix A), according to [[Bonet, 1956|Bonet (1956]], p.450) - however, [[Masters and Scott, 1978|Masters and Scott (1978]], p.215) retained the latter species as type of <I>[[Inocardion]]</I>.&nbsp; [[Locker, 1967|Locker (1967]] p.856 - caption to pl.1, fig.3) gave the citation "<I>Palinosphaera</I> (?) <I>sphaerica</I>".&nbsp; However, as potential type of the genus, the assignment would not be questionable.&nbsp; Age: late Cenomanian-Turonian (based on later studies by Bolli - P. Hochuli, personal communitation).