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): 58 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Peridinium divergens var. conica Gran legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Peridinium conicum (Gran) Ostenf. & E.J.Schmidt legitimate

• APC Comment: R.Cowan (2008) uses this taxon concept.

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

• AMANI dist.: Cosmopolitan
• Habitat: Neritic, Oceanic

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

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G M. (2022), -. Algaebase web site: www.algaebase.org: - AAL [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Peridinium divergens var. conica Gran legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Peridinium conicum (Gran) Ostenf. & E.J.Schmidt legitimate

---