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Lejeunia magnifica
Lejeunia magnifica (Stanley, 1965) Lentin and Williams, 1976
Combination illegitimate since the generic name Lejeunia is illegitimate.
Now Phelodinium. Originally Deflandrea, subsequently Lejeunia (combination illegitimate), thirdly Senegalinium, fourthly Lejeunecysta, fifthly (and now) Phelodinium.
Tax. synonym of Peridinium cf. crassipes forma altum 0. Wetzel, 1933, according to Sarjeant, 1985.
Lejeunia (now Senegalinium) magnifica has priority at the species rank.
Holotype: Stanley, 1965, pl.20, figs.4-6
Locus typicus: S Dakota, USA
Stratum typicum: Paleocene
Original description: Stanley, 1965, p.218: Deflandrea magnifica
Outer cyst large, pentagonal in dorso-ventral view; length 120-135 Ám overall; width 100-115 Ám; outer cyst wall smooth to covered with small irregularly placed spines; wall thin and often longitudinally wrinkled. Apical horn 5-10 Ám long; antapical horns about 5-10 Ám in length with left horn slightly longer than the right one; antapical horns tend to slightly diverge from each other. Inner cyst completely fills the outer one. Girdle well developed, width about 8 Ám. Furrow about 15 Ám wide and is bordered by a more or less frilled border. Archeopyle six-sided with posterior side considerably longer than the anterior one.
Affinities:
Stanley, 1965, p.219: Deflandrea magnifica
Deflandrea magnifica is differentiated from D. pannucea by its distinctly larger size and its shorter antapical horn.
Combination illegitimate since the generic name Lejeunia is illegitimate.
Now Phelodinium. Originally Deflandrea, subsequently Lejeunia (combination illegitimate), thirdly Senegalinium, fourthly Lejeunecysta, fifthly (and now) Phelodinium.
Tax. synonym of Peridinium cf. crassipes forma altum 0. Wetzel, 1933, according to Sarjeant, 1985.
Lejeunia (now Senegalinium) magnifica has priority at the species rank.
Holotype: Stanley, 1965, pl.20, figs.4-6
Locus typicus: S Dakota, USA
Stratum typicum: Paleocene
Original description: Stanley, 1965, p.218: Deflandrea magnifica
Outer cyst large, pentagonal in dorso-ventral view; length 120-135 Ám overall; width 100-115 Ám; outer cyst wall smooth to covered with small irregularly placed spines; wall thin and often longitudinally wrinkled. Apical horn 5-10 Ám long; antapical horns about 5-10 Ám in length with left horn slightly longer than the right one; antapical horns tend to slightly diverge from each other. Inner cyst completely fills the outer one. Girdle well developed, width about 8 Ám. Furrow about 15 Ám wide and is bordered by a more or less frilled border. Archeopyle six-sided with posterior side considerably longer than the anterior one.
Affinities:
Stanley, 1965, p.219: Deflandrea magnifica
Deflandrea magnifica is differentiated from D. pannucea by its distinctly larger size and its shorter antapical horn.