From Fensome et al., 2019:
Valvaeodinium punctatum var. magnum (Wille and Gocht, 1979, p.231, fig.24, no.9; fig.26, no.11) Below, 1987b, p.66.
Holotype: Wille and Gocht, 1979, fig.26, no.11.
NOW Valvaeodinium punctatum subsp. magnum.
Originally Comparodinium punctatum var. magnum, subsequently Comparodinium punctatum subsp. magnum, thirdly Valvaeodinium punctatum var. magnum, fourthly (and now) Valvaeodinium punctatum subsp. magnum.

Locus typicus: Jebenhausen, Swabian Alb, S Germany
Stratum typicum: Early Toarcian

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Translation Wille and Gocht, 1979: LPP

Original diagnosis: Wille and Gocht, 1979, p. 231
Body elliptical, with smooth wall, unornamented except for the apical horn and occasional granae. Apical archaeopyle with two opercula.
Dimensions: Holotype 66x42 ↨0m, other (21) specimens 61-80 µm long, 38-52 µm broad.

Affinities: Wille and Gocht, 1979, p. 231
The varietas differs from the type species in the almost complete absence of ornament and the on an average larger dimensions.