Surculosphaeridium oceaniae

?oceaniae (de Coninck, 1969, p.60, pl.17, figs.12-21) de Coninck, 1986b, p.14.  Holotype: de Coninck, 1969, pl.17, figs.20-21.  Originally Micrhystridium (Appendix A), subsequently Surculosphaeridium, thirdly (and now) Surculosphaeridium?.  Questionable assignment: Fauconnier and Pourtoy in Fauconnier and Masure (2004, p.519) as a problematic species.  The epithet was originally cited as "oceaniae".  In earlier versions of this index itwas cited as "oceania", and as a noun in apposition (N.I.A.).  Fauconnier and Pourtoy in Fauconnier and Masure (2004, p.519) cite the name as "oceaniense".  However, according to J. Jansonius (pers. comm.), the epithet can be considered a noun in apposition (in the possessive case), since de Coninck (1969, p.60) clearly wanted to emphasize its occurrence in the Eocene of Australia.  Hence, the epithet is based on the geographic name "oceania".  N.I.A.  Age: Ypresian.

Parent: Surculosphaeridium