Gonyaulax jurassica Deflandre 1939

Publication Details
Gonyaulax jurassica Deflandre 1939: 168, figs 1, 2; pl. VI [6]: figs 2-5

Published in: Deflandre, G. (1939). Les stéphanolithes, représentants d'un type nouveau de coccolithes Jurassique supérieur. Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences Paris 208: 1331-1333.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gonyaulax is Gonyaulax spinifera (Claparède & Lachmann) Diesing.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gonyaulacysta jurassica (Deflandre) Deflandre.

Source of Synonymy
Deflandre, G. (1964). Quelques observations sur la systématique et la nomenclature des dinoflagellés fossiles. pp. 1-8, + 13 figs. Paris: Laboratoire de Micropalentologie de l'Ecol Prttique des Hautes Etudes Institut de Paleontologie du Muséum.

Fossil
Described as a fossil.

Created: 08 December 2021 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 08 December 2021

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 December 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 April 2025