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Scriniodinium campanula ssp. campanula

Scriniodinium campanula subsp. campanula. Autonym. Holotype: Gocht, 1959, pl.5, figs.1a–b; Jan du Chêne et al., 1986a, pl.110, figs.1–5; Fensome et al., 1991, figs.1–3 — p.593; figs.1–5 — p.597. Originally Endoscrinium campanula subsp. campanula, subsequently Scriniodinium? campanula subsp. campanula, thirdly (and now) Scriniodinium campanula subsp. campanula. N.I.A.

Original description: Gocht, 1959, p. 61
Outer shell flattened, tabulated, with an almost straight girdle and a distinct longitudinal furrow. Epitheca helmet-shaped. Apical horn short, blunt and slightly sagged, resulting in a bell-shaped form on both sides of the shell. Hypotheca slightly longer, rounded or slightly blunt at the pole. Inner body ovoidal and laterally separated from the main body.
Dimensions: length: 85-100 µm; width: 74-91 µm.
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