Aitchisonellum Won

Noble, Paula, Aitchison, Jonathan C., Danelian, Taniel, Dumitrica, Paulian, Maletz, Jörg, Suzuki, Noritoshi, Cuvelier, Jessie, Caridroit, Martial & O’Dogherty, Luis, 2017, Taxonomy of Paleozoic radiolarian genera, Geodiversitas 39 (3), pp. 419-502 : 432

Aitchisonellum Won in Won & Below, 1999

Aitchisonellum Won in Won & Below, 1999: 352.

TYPE SPECIES. — Aitchisonellum aspinosus Won in Won & Below, 1999 (Won & Below: 356, pl. 8, fig. 1-5, pl. 10, fig. 9-10).

AGE AND LOCATION OF TYPE MATERIAL. — Upper Cambrian, Mungerebar Limestone, western Queensland, Australia.

TAXON CODE. — 048.

STATUS. — Junior synonym of Parechidnina Kozur, Mostler & Repetski, 1996 (by Won et al. 2005: 443).

DIAGNOSIS. — “A spherical shell, with a thin to fairly thick shell wall that is composed of irregularly interwoven threadlike elements; no internal spicule.” (Won in Won & Below 1999: 352).

REMARKS

This species was synonymized by Won & Iams (2002: 30 see also p. 7). The diagnosis of Parechidnina byKozur et al. (1996) is based on a misconception of this taxon, as explained by Won in the discussion section of Parechidnina ( Won & Iams 2002: 19-23) .