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Batiacasphaera jiaboi
Batiacasphaera jiaboi, Lentin and Williams, 1989
Nomen nudum. Name not validly published: incorrect citation for the substitute name for Batiacasphaera minor (Jiabo).
NOW Sentusidinium minus. Originally Tenua hystrix subsp. minor, subsequently Kallosphaeridium? minus, thirdly Batiacasphaera minor (combination illegitimate), fourthly Batiacasphaera sinensis, fifthly Batiacasphaera jiaboi (name not validly published), sixthly (and now) Sentusidinium minus. Lentin and Williams (1993, p.56) retained this species in Batiacasphaera, but He Chengquan et al. (2009, p.251) retained it in Sentusidinium.
Age: Early Tertiary.
Nomen nudum. Name not validly published: incorrect citation for the substitute name for Batiacasphaera minor (Jiabo).
NOW Sentusidinium minus. Originally Tenua hystrix subsp. minor, subsequently Kallosphaeridium? minus, thirdly Batiacasphaera minor (combination illegitimate), fourthly Batiacasphaera sinensis, fifthly Batiacasphaera jiaboi (name not validly published), sixthly (and now) Sentusidinium minus. Lentin and Williams (1993, p.56) retained this species in Batiacasphaera, but He Chengquan et al. (2009, p.251) retained it in Sentusidinium.
Age: Early Tertiary.