Surculosphaeridium vestitum

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?vestitum (Deflandre, 1939a, p.189-190, pl.11, figs.4-6) Davey et al., 1966, p.162.  Emendation: Sarjeant, 1960b, p.397, as Baltisphaeridium vestitum.  Holotype: Deflandre, 1939a, pl.11, fig.5; Fauconnier and Masure, 2004, pl.74, figs.11-12.  Originally Hystrichosphaeridium, subsequently Baltisphaeridium (Appendix A), thirdly Surculosphaeridium, fourthly (and now) Surculosphaeridium?, fifthly Multiplicisphaeridium? (Appendix A), sixthly SystematophoraStancliffe and Sarjeant (1990, p.207) questionably retained this taxon in Surculosphaeridium.  Questionable assignment: Stover and Evitt (1978, p.83) and Fauconnier and Pourtoy in Fauconnier and Masure (2004, p.518).  Taxonomic junior synonym: Polystephanosphaera valensii, according to Courtinat (1989, p.173) - however, Stancliffe and Sarjeant (1990, p.209) retained Polystephanosphaera (as and now Systematophora) valensii.  Prior to re-examination of the holotype by Fauconnier and Pourtoy, Davey in Kennedy et al. (2000, p.638) indicated that this species should be assigned to Surculosphaeridium without question.  Age: Oxfordian.

Parent: Surculosphaeridium