Difference between revisions of "Hystrichosphaera furcata"

"<nowiki>*</nowiki><B><I>furcata</I></B>" ([[Ehrenberg, 1837b]], pl.1, figs.12,14) [[Deflandre, 1937b]], p.61.&nbsp; Holotype: not designated.&nbsp; Originally <I>[[Xanthidium furcatum Appendix A|Xanthidium furcatum]]</I> (Appendix A), subsequently <I>Hystrichosphaera furcata</I>, thirdly <I>[[Ovum hispidum subsp. furcatum Appendix A|Ovum hispidum]]</I> subsp. <I>[[Ovum hispidum subsp. furcatum Appendix A|furcatum]]</I> (Appendix A), fourthly <I>[[Spiniferites furcatus]]</I> (combination not validly published).&nbsp; <B>Taxonomic senior synonym</B>: <I>[[Xanthidium ramosum Appendix A|Xanthidium]]</I> (as <I>[[Hystrichosphaera ramosa|Hystrichosphaera]]</I>, now <I>[[Spiniferites ramosus|Spiniferites]]</I>) <I>[[Xanthidium ramosum Appendix A|ramosum]]</I>, according to [[Davey and Williams, 1966a|Davey and Williams (1966a]], p.29-33).&nbsp; Taxonomic junior synonym: <I>[[Geodia tripunctata Appendix A|Geodia]]</I>? <I>[[Geodia tripunctata Appendix A|tripunctata]]</I> (Appendix A), according to [[Sarjeant, 1964b|Sarjeant (1964b]], p.175).&nbsp; The nomenclatural type of the genus <I>Hystrichosphaera</I> remains <I>Hystrichosphaera furcata</I> (although no holotype has been designated).&nbsp; This combination was not validly published in [[Wetzel, 1933b|Wetzel (1933b]], p.34) since the generic name <I>Hystrichosphaera</I> was not validly published until 1937.&nbsp; The validity/authorship of this name may need to be reconsidered as it appears that [[Ehrenberg, 1837b|Ehrenberg (1837b]]) did not provide a description.&nbsp; Age: Late Cretaceous.