Difference between revisions of "Spiniferites bulloideus"

<I><B>bulloideus</B></I> ([[Deflandre and Cookson, 1955]], p.264, pl.5, figs.3-4) [[Sarjeant, 1970]], p.75.&nbsp; Holotype: [[Deflandre and Cookson, 1955]], pl.5, figs.3-4.&nbsp; Originally <I>[[Hystrichosphaera bulloidea|Hystrichosphaera]]</I>, subsequently (and now) <I>Spiniferites</I>.&nbsp; Taxonomic senior synonym: <I>[[Xanthidium ramosum Appendix A|Xanthidium]]</I> (as and now <I>[[Spiniferites ramosus|Spiniferites]]</I>) <I>[[Xanthidium ramosum Appendix A|ramosus]]</I>, according to [[Harland, 1977b|Harland (1977b]], p.101-102) - however, [[Lentin and Williams, 1981|Lentin and Williams (1981]], p.259) retained <I>[[Hystrichosphaera bulloidea|Hystrichosphaera]]</I> (as <I>Spiniferites</I>) <I>[[Hystrichosphaera bulloidea|bulloidea]]</I>.&nbsp; Taxonomic junior synonym: <I>[[Spiniferites nanus]]</I>, according to [[Matsuoka, 1983a|Matsuoka (1983a]], p.23) - however, [[Matsuoka, 1991|Matsuoka (1991]], table 2 - p.8) retained <I>[[Spiniferites nanus]]</I>.&nbsp; Motile equivalent: <I>Gonyaulax scrippsae</I> [[Kofoid, 1911]], according to [[Wall and Dale, 1967|Wall and Dale (1967]], p.352; [[Wall and Dale, 1968c|1968c]], p.270) - however, see [[Head, 1996b|Head (1996b]], p.1205).&nbsp; Age: Eocene-Miocene.