Epiplosphaera ornata

"ornata" (Courtinat in Courtinat and Gaillard, 1980, p.61–62, pl.9, figs.2–3,5; text-fig.10a) Brenner, 1988, p.52.  Holotype: Courtinat and Gaillard, 1980, pl.9, fig.2; Fauconnier and Masure, 2004, pl.28, figs.5–10.  Originally Sentusidinium, subsequently Epiplosphaera.  Taxonomic senior synonym: Epiplosphaera gochtii, according to Poulsen (1992a, p.68).  Taxonomic senior synonym: Epiplosphaera reticulospinosa, according to Courtinat (1989, p.176) — however, Poulsen (1992a, p.68) considered Epiplosphaera ornata to be a taxonomic junior synonym of Epiplosphaera gochtii.  Fauconnier and Masure in Fauconnier and Masure (2004, p.226) listed this taxon as a problematic species of Epiplosphaera, but did not refer to the proposal by Poulsen.  Age: late Oxfordian.

Parent: Epiplosphaera