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Cyclonephelium distinctum ssp. longispinatum

Cyclonephelium distinctum ssp. Iongispinatum Davey, 1978

Now Circulodinium distinctum ssp. Iongispinatum. Originally Cyclonephelium distinctum ssp. Iongispinatum, subsequently (and now) Circulodinium distinctum ssp. Iongispinatum.
Holotype: Davey, 1978, pl.3, fig.7
Locus typicus: offshore South Africa
Stratum typicum: Turonian

Original diagnosis: Davey, 1978, p.894
A subspecies of C. distinctum having a denser covering of long spines which extend well on lo the dorsal and ventral surfaces leaving only small areas devoid of processes.
Dimensions: Type: length of shell (including operculum) 65 Ám, width 60 Ám, length of processes 8-14 Ám. Range: length of shell (operculum detached) 48-53 Ám, width 54-60 Ám, length of processes up to 15 Ám.
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