Aplopsammia
Alloiteau, 1958, p. 146
Type Species
A. collignoni Alloiteau, 1958, p. 147, pl. 2, figs. 10-11, pl. 23, fig. 6; Original Designation
Type Specimen: Paratype; MNHN M5014; Verified; Dry Preserved
Type Locality: Early Cretaceous: Madagascar
Classification
Diagnosis
Corallum solitary, ceratoid, and free; theca finely granular; septa arranged normally; columella spongy.
Remarks
Considered as a dendrophylliid genus of uncertain position by Cairns (2001) because of the poor preservation of the type specimens. Monotypic.
Distribution
- Subsaharan Africa; Early Cretaceous
Early Cretaceous: MadagascarThis page has been in preparation since 07-Jul-2008 20:47
This version was contributed by Stephen D. Cairns on 31-Oct-2008 20:07.
Page authors are: Stephen D. Cairns. Please contact the editor if you would like to contribute to the diagnosis of this taxon.
The editor is: Rosemarie Baron-Szabo
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