Open AccessON THE STATUS OF THE COLLOSPHAERID RADIOLARIAN SPECIES SIPHONOSPHAERA BRACHYSIPHONIA DUMITRICĂ, 1978 AND SIPHONOSPHAERA ARKYS SU, 1982
Author(s) -
Paulian Dumitrică
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
acta palaeontologica romaniae
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-3802
pISSN - 1842-371X
DOI - 10.35463/j.apr.2019.01.03
Subject(s) - synonym (taxonomy) , quaternary , morphology (biology) , paleontology , china , geology , geography , zoology , biology , archaeology , genus
The article demonstrates that the collosphaerid radiolarian species Siphonosphaera arkys Su, 1982 from the Quaternary of China is a junior synonym of Siphonosphaera brachysiphonia Dumitrică, 1978, described from the late Middle Miocene Radiolarian Shale Formation from the Getic Depression, Romania. This species is re-illustrated with additional photos at optical microscope and drawings to a better understanding of its morphology.