Paulsen, O. (1931), Etudes sur le microplancton de la mer d'Alboran. Trabalhos del Instituto Español de Oceanografico 4-1930: 73 [nom. nov.]

replaced synonym: Peridinium biconicum T.H.Abé nom. illeg.

• Type locality: Japan

Wood, E.J.F. (1954), Dinoflagellates of the Australian region. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 5: - [secondary reference]

Balech, E. (1974), El genero Protoperidinium Bergh, 1881 (Peridinium Ehrenberg 1831, partim). Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia e instituto nacional de investigacion de las ciencias naturales. Hidrobiologya 4 (1): 54 [basionym]

basionym of: Protoperidinium abei (Paulsen) Balech 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: Protoperidinium abei (Paulsen) Balech legitimate

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