Palinosphaera sphaerica

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

Parent: Palinosphaera