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Batiacasphaera sinensis
Batiacasphaera sinensis, Lentin and Williams, 1989, nom. subst. pro Batiacasphaera minor, (Jiabo, 1978), Jan du Chêne et al., 1985, non Batiacasphaera minor, (Cookson and Hughes, 1964), Dörhöfer and Davies, 1980
NOW Sentusidinium minus. Originally Tenua hystrix subsp. minor, subsequently Kallosphaeridium? minus, thirdly Batiacasphaera minor (combination illegitimate), fourthly (and now) Batiacasphaera sinensis, fifthly Batiacasphaera jiaboi (name not validly published), sixthly (and now) Sentusidinium minus.
He Chengquan, Zhu Shenzhao and Jin Guangxian in He Chengquan et al., 1989, transferred this taxon to Sentusidinium Sarjeant and Stover, 1970. Lentin and Williams (1993, p.56) retained this species in Batiacasphaera Lentin and Williams (1993, p.56) retained this species in Batiacasphaera, but He Chengquan et al. (2009, p.251) retained it in Sentusidinium. Substitute name for Batiacasphaera minor (Jiabo, 1978, p.52-53, pl.23, figs.5-7) Jan du Chêne et al., 1985a, p.15 (an illegitimate name).
Holotype: Jiabo, 1978, pl.23, fig.5
Age: Early Tertiary
NOW Sentusidinium minus. Originally Tenua hystrix subsp. minor, subsequently Kallosphaeridium? minus, thirdly Batiacasphaera minor (combination illegitimate), fourthly (and now) Batiacasphaera sinensis, fifthly Batiacasphaera jiaboi (name not validly published), sixthly (and now) Sentusidinium minus.
He Chengquan, Zhu Shenzhao and Jin Guangxian in He Chengquan et al., 1989, transferred this taxon to Sentusidinium Sarjeant and Stover, 1970. Lentin and Williams (1993, p.56) retained this species in Batiacasphaera Lentin and Williams (1993, p.56) retained this species in Batiacasphaera, but He Chengquan et al. (2009, p.251) retained it in Sentusidinium. Substitute name for Batiacasphaera minor (Jiabo, 1978, p.52-53, pl.23, figs.5-7) Jan du Chêne et al., 1985a, p.15 (an illegitimate name).
Holotype: Jiabo, 1978, pl.23, fig.5
Age: Early Tertiary