Pavillard, J. (1909), Sur les peridiniens du Golfe du Lion. Bulletin de la Societe Botanique de France 56: 279, fig 2 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: No intext citation; assumed to be Gulf of Lion

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

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

taxonomic synonym of: Peridinium diabolus Cleve legitimate

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

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