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Wetzeliella (Apectodinium) homomorpha
Wetzeliella (Apectodinium) homomorpha (Deflandre and Cookson, 1955) Costa and Downie, 1976
Originally Wetzeliella subgenus Apectodinium, subsequently (and now) Apectodinium.
Holotype: Deflandre and Cookon 1955, pl.5, fig.7
Locus typicus: Victoria, Australia
Stratum typicum: Early Eocene
Original description: Deflandre and Cookson, 1955, p. 254
Theca compressed, outline polygonal or more or less rounded, furnished with short, simple or bifurcate processes sometimes associated in small groups, generally more numerous at the edge of the theca. Membrane with a smooth surface.
Dimensions: Diameter of shell (not counting appandages) 44-60 µm, processes 5-15 µm long.
Originally Wetzeliella subgenus Apectodinium, subsequently (and now) Apectodinium.
Holotype: Deflandre and Cookon 1955, pl.5, fig.7
Locus typicus: Victoria, Australia
Stratum typicum: Early Eocene
Original description: Deflandre and Cookson, 1955, p. 254
Theca compressed, outline polygonal or more or less rounded, furnished with short, simple or bifurcate processes sometimes associated in small groups, generally more numerous at the edge of the theca. Membrane with a smooth surface.
Dimensions: Diameter of shell (not counting appandages) 44-60 µm, processes 5-15 µm long.