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Scriniodinium dictyotum ssp. papillatum

Scriniodinium dictyotum subsp. papillatum Gitmez, 1970, p.311, pl.9, fig.11.

Holotype: Gitmez, 1970, pl.9, fig.11. Originally (and now) Scriniodinium dictyotum subsp. papillatum, subsequently Scriniocassis dictyotus subsp. papillatus, thirdly Scriniocassis papillatus, fourthly Aldorfia dictyota subsp. papillata. This subspecies is retained here since the species is now retained in Scriniodinium. Age: early Kimmeridgian.

Original diagnosis: Gitmez, 1970, p.311
Scriniodinium dictyotum characterized by its blunt, mamelonshaped apical prominence. The endophragm has the same shape as the periphragm.
Dimensions: Holotype: overall length 88 µm, breadth 70 µm. Range (2 specimens measured): overall length 86-90 µm, breadth 65-85 µm.

Original descriptoin: Gitmez, 1970, p.311
The shell is broadly ovoidal in shape, terminating in a mamelon form. The surface of the periphragm is irregularly reticulate.
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