Spiniferites balcanicus
From dinoflaj2
balcanicus (Balteş, 1971, p.6, pl.3, figs.3-7) Sütő-Szentai, 2000, p.162. Holotype: Balteş, 1971, pl.3, figs.3-7. Originally Thalassiphora, subsequently Disphaeria, thirdly Subathua (combination not validly published), fourthly (and now) Spiniferites. Taxonomic senior synonym: Pterospermopsis (as and now Thalassiphora) pelagica, according to Stover and Evitt (1978, p.194) - however, Sütő-Szentai (2000, p.162) retained Thalassiphora (as Spiniferites) balcanica. This combination was not validly published in Sütő-Szentai (1988, p.356; 1991, p.188) and Sütő (1994, captions to pls.5-6 - p.470) since these authors did not fully reference the basionym. Age: Early Pliocene.
Parent: Spiniferites
