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Achilleodinium latispinosum
From Fensome et al., 2019:
Achilleodinium latispinosum, (Davey and Williams, 1966b, p.88–89, pl.5, fig.8) Bujak et al., 1980, p.26.
Holotype: Davey and Williams, 1966b, pl.5, fig.8; Bujak et al., 1980, pl.8, figs.7–9.
Originally Cordosphaeridium, subsequently (and now) Achilleodinium, thirdly Tityrosphaeridium?. Lentin and Williams (1985, p.3) retained this species in Achilleodinium.
Age: Early Eocene.
Locus typicus: London Clay, Kent, England
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Original description: [Davey and Williams, 1966, p. 88]:
Diagnosis:
Ellipsoidal central body having a finely striate periphragm from which arise two types of processes: broad ovoidal to quadrate ones, closed or with restricted distal opening, and slender oblate processes. Larger processes reflecting a tabulation of 1', 6", 6''', 1''''; smaller ones restricted to sulcal and cingulum regions.
Description:
The broad processes of Cordosphaeridium latispinosum are quadrate or ellipsoidal in cross-section proximally. They taper distally and have a slightly fibrous wall which may be perforate with small lateral spines: the broad processes are found on the apical, pre- and postcingular, posterior intercalary and antapical plate areas. The slender processes appear to be sulcal or cingular processes.
They can be simple or bifurcate, distally they are oblate or accuminate. The striae on the periphragm radiate outwards from the bases of the processes over the surface of the central body.
Dimensions:
Holotype: diameter of central body 56 by 61 µm, length of processes up to 22 µm.
Range: diameter of central body 50-77 µm, length of processes 11-24 µm, width of broad processes up to 27 µm.
Affinities:
C. Iatispinosum differs from ?Litosphaeridium truncigerum Deflandre 1937 from the Upper Cretaceous of France, in the nature of the broad processes. In ?L. truncigerum these are widely open with denticulate margins, whereas in C. Iatispinosum they are closed or have a restricted elongate opening with lateral spines developed.
Achilleodinium latispinosum, (Davey and Williams, 1966b, p.88–89, pl.5, fig.8) Bujak et al., 1980, p.26.
Holotype: Davey and Williams, 1966b, pl.5, fig.8; Bujak et al., 1980, pl.8, figs.7–9.
Originally Cordosphaeridium, subsequently (and now) Achilleodinium, thirdly Tityrosphaeridium?. Lentin and Williams (1985, p.3) retained this species in Achilleodinium.
Age: Early Eocene.
Locus typicus: London Clay, Kent, England
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Original description: [Davey and Williams, 1966, p. 88]:
Diagnosis:
Ellipsoidal central body having a finely striate periphragm from which arise two types of processes: broad ovoidal to quadrate ones, closed or with restricted distal opening, and slender oblate processes. Larger processes reflecting a tabulation of 1', 6", 6''', 1''''; smaller ones restricted to sulcal and cingulum regions.
Description:
The broad processes of Cordosphaeridium latispinosum are quadrate or ellipsoidal in cross-section proximally. They taper distally and have a slightly fibrous wall which may be perforate with small lateral spines: the broad processes are found on the apical, pre- and postcingular, posterior intercalary and antapical plate areas. The slender processes appear to be sulcal or cingular processes.
They can be simple or bifurcate, distally they are oblate or accuminate. The striae on the periphragm radiate outwards from the bases of the processes over the surface of the central body.
Dimensions:
Holotype: diameter of central body 56 by 61 µm, length of processes up to 22 µm.
Range: diameter of central body 50-77 µm, length of processes 11-24 µm, width of broad processes up to 27 µm.
Affinities:
C. Iatispinosum differs from ?Litosphaeridium truncigerum Deflandre 1937 from the Upper Cretaceous of France, in the nature of the broad processes. In ?L. truncigerum these are widely open with denticulate margins, whereas in C. Iatispinosum they are closed or have a restricted elongate opening with lateral spines developed.