Kofoid, C.A. & Adamson, A.M. (1933), Bull. Mus. Compar. Zool. Harvard Coll 54: 116, pl. 16, fig. 39; pl. 20, figs 66–72 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (S equatorial drift and Easter Island Eddy)

Wood, E.J.F. (1963), Dinoflagellates in the Australian region. III – Further collections. Tech. Pap. Div. Fish. Oceanogr. CSIRO 17: 1–20 [secondary reference]

McCarthy, P. (Comp.) (2012), Census of Australian Marine Dinoflagellates: - [secondary reference]

• APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
• Distribution: E Indian Ocean, Coral Sea
• Ex.distribution: Gulf of Mexico, tropical Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, East China Sea, Mexico (Pacific coast), eastern tropical Pacific Ocean

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