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Cymatiogalea cristata
Cymatiogalea cristata (Downie, 1958) Rauscher, 1973
Originally Hystrichosphaeridium, subsequently Baltisphaeridium (an acritarch genus), thirdly Priscogalea (an acritarch genus), fourthly (and now) Cymatiogalea. Tax. sr. synonym of the acritarch species Cymatiogalea polygonophora Gorka, 1967, according to Rasul, 1974. This combination is not attributable to Rasul, 1974 or Deunff et al., 1974. Eisenack et al., 1973 also validated this combination.
Holotype: Downie, 1958, pl.16, fig.4
Age: Early Ordovician
Originally Hystrichosphaeridium, subsequently Baltisphaeridium (an acritarch genus), thirdly Priscogalea (an acritarch genus), fourthly (and now) Cymatiogalea. Tax. sr. synonym of the acritarch species Cymatiogalea polygonophora Gorka, 1967, according to Rasul, 1974. This combination is not attributable to Rasul, 1974 or Deunff et al., 1974. Eisenack et al., 1973 also validated this combination.
Holotype: Downie, 1958, pl.16, fig.4
Age: Early Ordovician