Placocaeniopsis

Alloiteau, 1952, p. 641

Type Species

Placocaeniopsis arnaudi Alloiteau, 1952, p. 641; Original Designation Alloiteau, 1952, p. 641

Type Specimen: Holotype; ; Not Traced; Unknown

Type Locality: Campanian of France (Perigord, Dordogne).

The holotype of the type species is housed at MNHN (Paris) under R.10951.

Classification

• Family: Merulinidae Verrill, 1865, p. 146
• Genus: Neocoenia Hackemesser, 1936, p. 24

Synonyms

• Paraplacocoenia Beauvais, 1982

Diagnosis

Like Neocoenia but paliform structures reduced and columella generally small trabecular-lamellar, situated between 2 opposing septa.

Distribution

• Central Europe; Late Cretaceous
• Eastern Europe; Late Cretaceous

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This version was contributed by Rosemarie Baron-Szabo on 21-Jun-2016 21:24.

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The editor is: Rosemarie Baron-Szabo