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Spiniferites pachydermus
Spiniferites pachyderma (Rossignol, 1964) Reid, 1974
Originally Hystrichosphaera furcata var. pachyderma, subsequently Hystrichosphaera ramosa var. pachyderma (combination not validly published), thirdly Spiniferites ramosus subsp. pachydermus, fourthly (and now) Spiniferites pachydermus.
Motile equivalent: Gonyaulax ellegaardiae Mertens et al. 2015, according to Mertens et al. (2015, p.560).
Holotype: Rossignol, 1964, pl.1, figs.1-2
Age: Pleistocene-Holocene
Originally Hystrichosphaera furcata var. pachyderma, subsequently Hystrichosphaera ramosa var. pachyderma (combination not validly published), thirdly Spiniferites ramosus subsp. pachydermus, fourthly (and now) Spiniferites pachydermus.
Motile equivalent: Gonyaulax ellegaardiae Mertens et al. 2015, according to Mertens et al. (2015, p.560).
Holotype: Rossignol, 1964, pl.1, figs.1-2
Age: Pleistocene-Holocene