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Hystrichosphaera reginaldii
Hystrichosphaera reginaldii (Mantell, 1844, p.240; text-fig.53, no.5) Sarjeant, 1967c, p.244–245. Emendation: Sarjeant, 1967c, p.244–245, as Hystrichosphaera reginaldii.
Now Spiniferites. Originally Xanthidium, subsequently (and now) Spiniferites, thirdly Hystrichosphaera, fourthly Baltisphaeridium.
Holotype: Mantell, 1844, text-fig.53, no.5; Sarjeant, 1967, pl.[1], figs.3A-B,4-5; Sarjeant, 1992, figs.2,4a-b
Locus typicus: Senonian Flint, England
Stratum typicum: Late Cretaceous
Diagnosis: Sarjeant, 1967, p.244-245
A speciesof Hystrichosphaera having an ovoidal shell with a punctate surface. The sutures bear processes of very varied form; sometimes curved or erect, with branched, digitate or foliate tips. The processes may anastomose distally or may be linked to one or more neighbouring processes by short trabeculae: or they may be isolate. Length of processes typically one-third of the shell breadth.
Now Spiniferites. Originally Xanthidium, subsequently (and now) Spiniferites, thirdly Hystrichosphaera, fourthly Baltisphaeridium.
Holotype: Mantell, 1844, text-fig.53, no.5; Sarjeant, 1967, pl.[1], figs.3A-B,4-5; Sarjeant, 1992, figs.2,4a-b
Locus typicus: Senonian Flint, England
Stratum typicum: Late Cretaceous
Diagnosis: Sarjeant, 1967, p.244-245
A speciesof Hystrichosphaera having an ovoidal shell with a punctate surface. The sutures bear processes of very varied form; sometimes curved or erect, with branched, digitate or foliate tips. The processes may anastomose distally or may be linked to one or more neighbouring processes by short trabeculae: or they may be isolate. Length of processes typically one-third of the shell breadth.