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Amphidinium mitratum

Amphidinium mitratum, Vozzhennikova, 1967

Dinoflagellate genus based on the motile stage.
Originally Amphidinium, subsequently Dinogymnium, thirdly (and now) Amphigymnium.

Holotype: Vozzhennikova, 1967, pl.1, fig.2 and Lentin and Vozzhennikova, 1990, pl.1, figs.10-11; text-fig.12; Appendix A, fig.38.
Locus typicus: Western Siberia, Russia
Stratum typicum: Turonian-Senonian

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Original description: [Vozzhennikova, 1967, p. 40]: (Translation: Lentin and Vozzhennikova, 1990):

Description:
Theca elongate oval. Epitheca small, conical, rounded at the apex, resembling a cap. Hypotheca elongate, rounded at the free end. Transverse furrow annulate, narrow and deep. Longitudinal furrow bounded by the hypovalve and expanding towards its end. Envelope delicate, with a smooth surface.
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