Meandrastrea

Orbigny, 1849, p. 10

Type Species

Astrea pseudomeandrina Michelin, 1841: 18, pl. 4, fig. 7.; Monotypy Orbigny, 1849, p. 10

Type Specimen: Syntype; ; Verified; Unknown

Type Locality: Upper Turonian of France (Uchaux)

The syntypes of the type species are housed at MNHN (Paris) under M00434, Michelin collection.

Classification

• Family: Thecosmiliidae Duncan, 1884, p. 80

Synonyms

• Anisastraea Alloiteau, 1957, p. 163
• Comophyllastraea Alloiteau, 1957, p. 253
• Mycetophylliopsis Oppenheim, 1930, p. 379

Diagnosis

Colonial, massive, meandroid. Gemmation intracalicinal. Corallite centres distinct, arranged in meandroid series, separated by tectiform and tholiform collines. Costosepta compact, confluent or nonconfluent, dentate, sometimes forming vertical carines. Columella parietal, spongy, lamellar in some corallites. Wall parathecal. Septothecal thickenings absent or rarely present. Endothecal dissepiments numerous, vesicular.

Distribution

• Southern Europe, Central Europe; Early Cretaceous - Late Cretaceous
• North Africa; Early Cretaceous
• Central Asia; Early Cretaceous

Contains

• Sinaimeandra Alloiteau, 1958, p. 28

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The editor is: Rosemarie Baron-Szabo