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Diconodinium minutum
From Fensome et al., 2019:
Diconodinium minutum (Deflandre and Cookson, 1955, p.257, text-fig.4) Deflandre and Deflandre-Rigaud, 1966, fiche 2967.
Holotype: Deflandre and Cookson, 1955, text-fig.4. Originally Palaeohystrichophora, subsequently (and now)
Diconodinium. Taxonomic junior synonym: Deflandrea (as Alterbia; now Isabelidinium) balmei, according to
Morgan (1977, p.130) — however, Lentin and Williams (1981, p.156) retained Deflandrea (as Isabelidinium)
balmei. Age: Santonian.
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Original description (Deflandre and Cookson, 1955):
Palaeohystrichophora minuta sp. nov.
Fig. 4
Upper Cretaceous (Senonian): Gingin, W.A.
Theca biconical with slightly convex sides; transverse girdle relatively wide and shallow; epitheca and hypotheca approximately equal, epitheca prolonged into a short, cylindrical, truncate process, hypotheca terminating in a short, sharp point. Membrane without trace of plates rather sparsely clothed with short, irregularly disposed spines.
Dimensions. - Length 40 μ, breadth 26 μ.
The single specimen on which this species is based (holotype) is at present the smallest of the Australian Cretaceous dinoflagellates.
Diconodinium minutum (Deflandre and Cookson, 1955, p.257, text-fig.4) Deflandre and Deflandre-Rigaud, 1966, fiche 2967.
Holotype: Deflandre and Cookson, 1955, text-fig.4. Originally Palaeohystrichophora, subsequently (and now)
Diconodinium. Taxonomic junior synonym: Deflandrea (as Alterbia; now Isabelidinium) balmei, according to
Morgan (1977, p.130) — however, Lentin and Williams (1981, p.156) retained Deflandrea (as Isabelidinium)
balmei. Age: Santonian.
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Original description (Deflandre and Cookson, 1955):
Palaeohystrichophora minuta sp. nov.
Fig. 4
Upper Cretaceous (Senonian): Gingin, W.A.
Theca biconical with slightly convex sides; transverse girdle relatively wide and shallow; epitheca and hypotheca approximately equal, epitheca prolonged into a short, cylindrical, truncate process, hypotheca terminating in a short, sharp point. Membrane without trace of plates rather sparsely clothed with short, irregularly disposed spines.
Dimensions. - Length 40 μ, breadth 26 μ.
The single specimen on which this species is based (holotype) is at present the smallest of the Australian Cretaceous dinoflagellates.