Subfamily Protoperidinioideae

Subfamily Protoperidinioideae

Citation: Protoperidinioideae (Autonym). Diagnosis:Protoperidiniaceans in which there are five or more climactal plates and two antapical plates ( fundital plates). Type genus: Protoperidinium Bergh, 1881a. Extant genera: Archaeperidinium Jörgensen, 1912. (=Properidinium Meunier, 1919; taxonomic junior synonym - see Fensome et al., 1993b, p.141) Minuscula Lebour, 1925. Protoperidinium Bergh, 1881a. (=Congruentidium Abé, 1927; taxonomic junior synonym by general concensus) Fossil genera: Barssidinium Lentin et al., 1994; Miocene? (Serravalian?)-Pliocene. Brigantedinium Reid, 1977 ex Lentin and Williams, 1993; Holocene. Capillicysta Matsuoka and Bujak in Matsuoka et al., 1987; Mid-Late Miocene. Cristadinium Head et al., 1989b; Late Miocene. Deflagymnium Olaru, 1978a; Cretaceous (Maastrichtian). Erymnodinium Lentin et al., 1994; Late Miocene. Gerlachidium Benedek and Sarjeant, 1981; Mid-Late Oligocene. Leipokatium Bradford, 1975; Holocene. Lejeunecysta Artzner and Dörhöfer, 1978; Late Oligocene. (=Lejeunia Gerlach, 1961; homonym -Lejeunecysta is substitute) Phelodinium Stover and Evitt, 1978; Cretaceous (Senonian). Pseudoalterbia Mao Shaozhi and Norris, 1988; Cretaceous (Turonian-Santonian). Quinquecuspis Harland, 1977b; Holocene. Selenopemphix Benedek, 1972; Mid-Late Oligocene. (=Multispinula Bradford, 1975; taxonomic junior synonym according to Head, 1993, p.31-32) (=Omanodinium Bradford, 1975; taxonomic junior synonym according to Head, 1993, p.32) Stelladinium Bradford, 1975; Holocene. Sumatradinium Lentin and Williams, 1976; Mid Miocene. Trinovantedinium Reid, 1977; Holocene. Votadinium Reid, 1977; Holocene. Xandarodinium Reid, 1977; Holocene.

Parent: Family Protoperidiniaceae