Comparodinium punctatum ssp. magnum, (Wille and Gocht, 1979), Lentin and Williams, 1981

Now Valvaeodinium punctatum ssp. magnum. Originally Comparodinium punctatum var. magnum, subsequently Comparodinium punctatum ssp. magnum, thirdly Valvaeodinium punctatum var. magnum, fourthly (and now) Valvaeodinium punctatum ssp. magnum.

Holotype: Wille and Gocht, 1979, fig.26, no.11
Age: Toarcian

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Original description: [Wille and Gocht, 1979, p. 231]:

Diagnosis:
Body elliptical, with smooth wall, unornamented except for the apical horn and occasional granae.
Apical archaeopyle with two opercula.

Dimensions:
Holotype 66x42 µm, other (21) specimens 61-80 µm long, 38-52 µm broad.