Ctenidodinium cristatum

"?cristatum" (Horowitz, 1975, p.25, pl.1, fig.8) Stover and Evitt, 1978, p.204.  Emendation: Wheeler and Sarjeant, 1990, p.306-307, as Dichadogonyaulax cristata.  Holotype: Horowitz, 1975, pl.1, fig.8; Fensome et al., 1995, fig.1 - p.1479; lost according to Sarjeant (1988, p.177).  Neotype: Wheeler and Sarjeant, 1990, pl.8, fig.4; text-figs.10a-b; Fensome et al., 1995, fig.1 - p.1479; designated by Wheeler and Sarjeant (1992, p.382).  NOW Dichadogonyaulax.  Originally Brotzenia, subsequently Ctenidodinium?, thirdly Dichadogonyaulax.  Questionable assignment: Stover and Evitt (1978, p.204).  Taxonomic senior synonym: Lithodinia jurassica var. ornata (as Ctenidodinium ornatum), according to Woollam (1983, p.190) - however, Sarjeant (1988, p.180) retained Ctenidodinium (as Dichadogonyaulax) cristatum.  Age: Late Triassic (probably not in place).

Parent: Ctenidodinium