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Wadeopsammia

Wells, 1933, p. 227

Type Species

Trochosmilia nodosa Wade, 1926, p. 26, pl. 1, figs, 1, 2, 5; Original Designation

Type Specimen: Holotype; USNM I32703; Verified; Dry Preserved

Type Locality: Late Cretaceous: Tennessee, USA

Classification

Diagnosis

Corallum solitary, free, and trochoid; costae coarsely granular; epitheca absent; Pourtalès plan present; columella solid.

Comparisons

Differs from Heteropsammia by having granular costae and a solid columella.

Remarks

This genus and family were monographed by Cairns (2001), which included a phylogenetic analysis based on morphology. Genus monotypic.

This page has been in preparation since 08-Oct-2008 11:33

This version was contributed by Stephen D. Cairns on 30-Oct-2008 14:58.

Page authors are: Stephen D. Cairns Rosemarie Baron-Szabo Jarek Stolarski. Please contact the editor if you would like to contribute to the diagnosis of this taxon.

The editor is: Rosemarie Baron-Szabo

Comments

from Jarek Stolarski on 03-Jul-2008 05:21

I would like to be an author of this genus. Can JS please add my name????? SC

Wadeopsammia nodosa Wells, 1933, holotype
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