Spiniferites elongatus P.C.Reid 1974
Publication Details
Spiniferites elongatus P.C.Reid 1974: 602-604, pl. 3: figs 23, 24
Published in: Reid, P.C. (1974). Gonyaulacacean dinoflagellate cysts from the British Isles. Nova Hedwigia 25: 579-637.
Publication date: 1974
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Spiniferites is Spiniferites ramosus (Ehrenberg) Mantell.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gonyaulax elongata (Reid) Ellegaard, Daugbjerg, Rochon, J.Lewis & Harding.
Type Information
Type locality: Scotland: Estuary River Ythan (Recent sediments); (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: Micropalaeontology Lab., Dept. Geol., Univ. Sheffield ; K 3 1210.352(12) (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), elongated (Stearn 1973).
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 May 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 May 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
