Andalusiella mauthei subsp. punctata

subsp. punctata (Jain and Millepied, 1973, p.29, pl.2, fig.24; pl.3, figs.26-28) Masure et al., 1996, p.180.  Emendation: Masure et al., 1996, p.180-181, as Andalusiella mauthei subsp. punctata.  Holotype: Jain and Millepied, 1973, pl.3, fig.27.  Originally Palaeocystodinium punctatum, subsequently Andalusiella polymorpha subsp. punctata, thirdly (and now) Andalusiella mauthei subsp. punctata.  Taxonomic senior synonym: Svalbardella (now Andalusiella) polymorpha, according to Lentin and Williams (1976, p.89) - however, Schrank (1987, p.265) retained this taxon as the subspecies Andalusiella polymorpha subsp. punctata.  Jain and Millepied (1973, p.32 - figure caption) mislabelled the specimen illustrated in their pl.2, fig.24 as Palaeocystodinium microgranulatum.  Age: Maastrichtian.

Parent: Andalusiella mauthei