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Odontochitina cribropoda

From Fensome et al., 2019:
Odontochitina cribropoda Deflandre and Cookson, 1955, p.292, pl.3, figs.7–11; text-fig.58. Holotype: Deflandre and Cookson, 1955, pl.3, fig.7. Taxonomic junior synonym: Odontochitina subbaramana, according to Jain (1977b, p.186). This name was not validly published in Deflandre and Cookson (1954, p.1236), who did not provide a description. Age: Senonian.

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Locus typicus: Gingin, W Australia
Stratum typicum: Senonian

Original description: Deflandre and Cookson, 1955, p. 292
The globular body is provided with two divergent club-like appendages, the distal portions of which are perforated by a large number of rather regularly arranged small openings of irregular size and shape, while the proximal portions are entire, thicker-walled, and slightly constricted. The operculum or superior portion of the organism bears a long thorn-like appendage also perforated at its extremity.

Dimensions: Width of body about 74-87 µm, appendages from 53 to 110 µm long, perforated distal region 20-76 µm long and 10-26 µm broad.
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