Tarraconogyra

Alloiteau, 1958, p. 91

This genus differs from Trachyphyllia in having a thin, continuous, lamellar columella.

Type Species

Tarraconogyra comophyllioides Alloiteau, 1958, p. 91; Original Designation Alloiteau, 1958, p. 91

Type Specimen: Holotype; ; Not Traced; Unknown

Type Locality: Campanian of northern Spain (Torallola, Lerida).

The holotype of the type species is housed at MGSB (Barcelona) under 15706.

Classification

• Family: Merulinidae Verrill, 1865, p. 146
• Genus: Trachyphyllia Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848, p. 492

Comparisons

Like Trachyphyllia but has a thin, continuous, lamellar columella.

Distribution

• Southern Europe; Late Cretaceous

This page has been in preparation since 02-Jun-2007 12:36

This version was contributed by Rosemarie Baron-Szabo on 10-Sep-2010 18:49.

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The editor is: Rosemarie Baron-Szabo