Saltastraea
Alloiteau, 1957, p. 215
Saltastraea Alloiteau, 1957, p. 215 is a junior synonym (available and invalid), see Corbariastraea Alloiteau, 1952, p. 676.
Type Species
Thamnasteria saltensis de Fromentel, 1862, p. 431; Original Designation Alloiteau, 1957, p. 215
Type Specimen: Holotype; ; Not Traced; Unknown
Type Locality: Lower Aptian of France (Sault, Vaucluse).
The holotype of the type species is housed at MNHN (Paris) under no. 115 of the de Fromentel collection.
Classification
Remarks
According to Alloiteau (1957, p. 215-216), his newly created genus Saltastraea was characterized by structures that were comparable to the ones in Claustastrea d'Orbigny, Complexastrea d'Orbigny, and Paleastraea Kuehn. However, the documentation of the type material regarding e.g. the type of septal granulation; thamnasterioid polyp integration; no wall between corallites; presence of synapticulae; thick dissepiments, suggest a close resemblance to forms of the family Thamnasteriidae, with close affinities to the genus Corbariastraea Alloiteau. Therefore, their synonmy is suggested.
Distribution
- Central Europe; Early Cretaceous
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This version was contributed by Rosemarie Baron-Szabo on 09-Sep-2010 19:23.
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The editor is: Rosemarie Baron-Szabo
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