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Achomosphaera andalousiensis ssp. andalousiensis

Achomosphaera andalousiensis subsp. andalousiensis, (Jan du Chêne, 1977), Jan du Chêne and Londeix, 1988

Autonym.

Holotype: Jan du Chêne, 1977, pl.1, fig.1, lost according to Jan du Chêne and Londeix (1988, p.237).
Lectotype: Jan du Chêne and Londeix, 1988, pl.1, figs.1-3, designated by Jan du Chêne and Londeix (1988, p.244).
Age: Miocene (Andalusian).

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Diagnosis:
a subspecies of A. andalousiensis in which fenestrations in the distal platforms of processes are relatively few (about 7 or less) and large.

Dimensions:
Central body length, 37(38.9)45 μm; central body equatorial diameter, 25(29.3)32 μm; length of the longest process, 15(18.3)21 μm. Four specimens were measured.

Comments/Remarks:
Specimens compare well with the type material of A. andalousiensis from the upper Miocene of France (Jan du Chêne and Londeix, 1988).
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