Sphaeripilosa A.Soliman et Lucas-Clark

Plant Fossil Names Registry Number: PFN000307

Act LSID: urn:lsid:plantfossilnames.org:act:307

Authors: A. Soliman & J. Lucas-Clark

Rank: genus

Reference: Soliman, A. & Lucas-Clark, J. (2018): Sphaeripilosa wernerpilleri, a new peridinioid dinoflagellate genus and species from the late Miocene of Lake Pannon, Austria. – Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 252: 29–40.

Page of description: 32

Type

Original diagnosis/description

Proximochorate to chorate, acavate, spherical to subspherical organic-walled, peridinioid dinoflagellate cysts covered with hair-like or similar, solid processes. Hexa-bipesoidal, episomal tabulation(?). Archeopyle mesoepicystal (3A3I). Cysts transparent to light brown in color.

Etymology

Sphaera (L. sphere) and pilosa (L. hairy), referring to the overall morphology of the cysts.