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Gonyaulax helicoidea ssp. cassidata

Gonyaulax helicoidea subsp. cassidata Eisenack and Cookson, 1960

Now Gonyaulacysta cassidata. Originally Gonyaulax helicoidea ssp. cassidata, subsequently Gonyaulax cassidata, thirdly (and now) Gonyaulacysta cassidata.

Holotype: Eisenack and Cookson, 1960, pl. 1, fig. 5-6; Jan du Chêne et al., 1986, pl.40, fig. 6-7
Locus typicus: Oodnadatta Bore, Southern Australia
Stratum typicum: Aptian-Cenomanian
Translation Vozzhennikova, 1967: Lees, 1971

Original description: Eisenack and Cookson, 1960, p. 3
Diagnosis: Apex more prominent than in G. helicoidea s.s., dome-shaped, narrowing abruptly to a bluntly pointed horn; antapical region with a projection formed by the ledges and supported by thin spines deriving from the corners of the antapical plate 1"""".
Dimensions: Type 83 Ám long, 52 Ám broad. Range 71-95 Ám long, 47- 57 Ám broad.
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