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Kisselovia tenuivirgula ssp. conopia

Kisselovia tenuivirgula ssp. conopia (Williams and Downie, 1966) Costa and Downie, 1979

Now Charlesdowniea tenuiuirgula ssp. conopia. Originally Wetzeliella articulata var. conopia, subsequently Wetzeliella articulata ssp. conopia, thirdly Kisselovia tenuivirgula ssp. conopia, fourthly (and now) Charlesdowniea tenuivirgula ssp. conopia.
Holotype: Williams and Downie, 1966, pl.18, fig.5
Locus typicus: Sheppey, Kent, England
Stratum typicum: Early Eocene

Original diagnosis: Williams and Downie, 1966, p.184: Wezteliella (W.) articulata var. conopia
A variety of W. (W.) articulata having processes that distally may give rise to long aculei, often interconnected with aculei of adjacent processes. This is an intermediate form to W. (W.) leptavirgula.
Dimensions: Holotype: outer shell length 132 Ám, breadth 126 Ám. Capsule length 88 Ám. Observed range: outer shell, length 120-156 Ám. Capsule, length 88-105 Ám, breadth 83-92 Ám.
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