Pouchet, C.H.G. (1885), Nouvelle contribution a l'histoire des Perediniens marins. Journal de l'Anatomie et de la Physiologie Normales et Pathologiques de l'Homme et des Animaux 21: 71, pl. 10, figs. 34-37 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: France (Atlantic coast)

Cachon, J. & Cachon, M. (1967), Contribution a l'étude des Noctilucidae Saville-Kent. I. Les Kofoidininae Cachon J. et M. évolution morphologique et systématique. Protistologica 3: 441 [basionym]

basionym of: Spatulodinium pseudonoctiluca (C.H.G.Pouchet) Cachon & Cachon-Enj. legitimate

Throndsen, J., Hasle, G.R. & Tangen, K. (2003), Norsk Kystplankton Flora: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Spatulodinium pseudonoctiluca (C.H.G.Pouchet) Cachon & Cachon-Enj. legitimate

ABRS (2008), Australian Algal Name Index Edn. 2008: - [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Spatulodinium pseudonoctiluca (C.H.G.Pouchet) Cachon & Cachon-Enj. legitimate

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