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Batioladinium pelliferum

From Fensome et al., 2019:
Batioladinium? pelliferum (Alberti, 1961, p.26, pl.5, figs.11–13) Brideaux, 1975, p.1240. Holotype: Alberti, 1961, pl.5, fig.11.
Originally Broomea, subsequently (and now) Batioladinium?, thirdly Imbatodinium, fourthly Necrobroomea.
Lentin and Williams (1993, p.59) questionably retained this species in Batioladinium. Questionable assignment:
Brideaux (1975, p.1240). Taxonomic senior synonym: Broomea (now Batioladinium) micropoda, according to
Wiggins (1975, p.111) — however, Dörhöfer and Davies (1980, p.38) retained Broomea (as Batioladinium?)
pellifera. Below (1990, p.53) considered Broomea (as Necrobroomea, now Batioladinium) exigua to be a possible
taxonomic synonym of this species. Age: late Barremian–early Aptian.

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Original description as Broomea pellifera: [Alberti, 1961, p. 26]: (Translation: LPP):

Description:
Shell flattened, outline nearly oval. The usually slightly larger epitheca is more conical than the at the apex rounded hypotheca.
Apical horn short and sharply delimited. Two short, blunt, antapical horns of unequal length, one +/- reduced.
Surface of shell, inclusive horns, covered by a fur-like ornamentation. Transverse-furrow and pylome not observed.

Dimensions:
Holotype: length 77 µm, breadth 38 µm, length of 1. antapical horn 7 µm, 2. c. 2.5 µm.
Range: Length of shell 68-70 µm, breadth 31-37 µm.

Affinities:
B. pellifera differs from B. jaegeri in the well rounded antapex and the fur-like ornamentation of the shell.
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