Plesiosiderastraea
Cheshmedzieva, 1975, p. 33
Plesiosiderastraea Cheshmedzieva, 1975, p. 33 is a junior synonym (available and invalid), see Hindeastraea White, 1888, p. 363.
Type Species
Plesiosiderastraea garloica Cheshmedzieva, 1975, p. 34, pl. 1, figs. 1-2; Original Designation Cheshmedzieva, 1975, p. 34
Type Specimen: Holotype; ; Not Traced; Unknown
Type Locality: Upper Campanian of Bulgaria (Garlo).
Classification
Remarks
Examination of excellent photographic material provided by Jacob Leloux (Leiden) of the type material of Plesiosiderastraea garloica Cheshmedzieva and re-investigation of the syntypes of Hindeastraea discoidea White revealed that they completely correspond in all skeletal elements. Due to the small size of the syntypes of Hindeastraea discoidea White, 1888, the presence of sparse synapticulae and peripherally occurring septal pores had been overlooked for a long time. Moreover, in the type specimen of Plesiosiderastraea garloica Cheshmedzieva endothecal features are not as richly developed as stated by Cheshmedzieva (1975, p. 35), thus closely resembling the endotheca in Hindeastraea. Therefore, the two genera were considered to be synonymous (Baron-Szabo, 2008, p. 160).
Distribution
- Eastern Europe; Late Cretaceous
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This version was contributed by Rosemarie Baron-Szabo on 07-Oct-2010 14:32.
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The editor is: Rosemarie Baron-Szabo
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