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Proplesiastraea

Oppenheim, 1930, p. 427

Proplesiastraea Oppenheim, 1930, p. 427 is a junior synonym (available and invalid), see Nefocoenia Oppenheim, 1930, p. 418.

Type Species

Nefocoenia edelbachensis Oppenheim, 1930, p. 427; Original Designation Oppenheim, 1930, p. 427

Type Specimen: Holotype; ; Not Traced; Unknown

Type Locality: Coniacian or Lower Santonian of Austria (Gosau Group at Edelbach).

Classification

Remarks

Oppenheim (1930, p. 426) created the form Nefocoenia edelbachensis and remarked that it showed close resemblance to some forms of Plesiastraea Milne Edwards and Haime. He ruled out that there could be a true genetic relationship of his newly created species with any form of Plesiastraea but suggested that the close affinities to Pleasiastraea were the result of intra-generic variations within Nefocoenia that led to this type of convergence. Therefore, he decided to place the species Nefocoenia edelbachensis in a new subgenus, which he called Proplesiastraea (Oppenheim, 1930, p. 427).

Distribution

  • Central Europe; Late Cretaceous

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This version was contributed by Rosemarie Baron-Szabo on 06-Jan-2015 19:38.

Page authors are: Rosemarie Baron-Szabo. 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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