Brigantedinium pynei, Hannah et al., 1998, p. 535, figs.5a-b.

Clowes et al. (2016, p.80) implied that this species might be a taxonomic synonym of Batiacasphaera cooperi.

Holotype: Hannah et al., 1998, figs.5a-b (not figs.5c-d, as indicated in Hannah et al., 1998, p.535). (lost according to Clowes et al. (2016, p.80).
Distribution: common in the Miocene part of the section, possibly reworked into the sample at 39.06 mbsf.
Age: Miocene.

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Original description: [Hannah et al., 1998]:

Description:
Shape: large, spherical.
Phragma: autophragm, orange brown in color. Surface rugulose with no visible paratabulation.
Archaeopyle: intercalary. Although the archaeopyle is clearly visible on the holotype, it is often difficult to see. However, the operculum, consisting of a single intercalary paraplate is commonly preserved within the cyst.

Dimensions:
width = 63(73)83 μm based on 10 specimens.