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Microdinium jiaboense

Microdinium jiaboense Lentin and Williams, 1989, p.245.

Substitute name for Dinogymnium ovatum Jiabo, 1978, p.94, pl.6, fig.1; the name Microdinium ovatum is preoccupied.
NOW Tianjinella ovata. Originally Dinogymnium ovatum, subsequently Microdinium jiaboense, thirdly (and now) Tianjinella ovata.
According to Lentin and Williams, 1989, this transfer was based upon examination of the type material in China by J.K.Lentin in 1987.

Holotype: Jiabo, 1978 pl.6, fig.1
Age: Early Tertiary
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