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Galea densicomata

Galeadensicomata Maier, 1959; Emendation: Sarjeant, 1983, p.111-113, as Sentusidinium densicomatum.

NOW Pilosidinium. Originally Galea (generic name illegitimate), subsequently Baltisphaeridium (Appendix A), thirdly Impletosphaeridium, fourthly Impletosphaeridium?, fifthly Sentusidinium, sixthly (and now) Pilosidinium.
Following I.C.B.N. Article 55.1, the species name Galea densicomata is validly published even though the generic name Galea is illegitimate.

Holotype: Maier, 1959, pl.29, fig.7
Age: Middle Oligocene-Middle Miocene
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