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Tropiphyllum

Cuif, 1975:92

Type Species

Tropiphyllum ornatum Cuif, 1975:92, pl. 11, fig.1-3, text-fig.12.; Monotypy Cuif, 1975:92

Type Specimen: Syntype; ; Not Traced; Dry Preserved

Type Locality: Valley Alakir Cay, Taurus Mountains, Turkey. Early Norian, Late Triassic

Three specimens have been mentioned in the original description; museum, collection and number of the type material have not been indicated.

Classification

Diagnosis

Solitary. Wall epithecal, pellicular. Septa thin, those of the first two-three size orders reach the corallite center. Septal faces with long menianes showing ornamented borders. Microstructure trabecular. Endotheca dissepimental.

Description

Well described and characterized microstructurally in Cuif 1975:92-94, .

Comparisons

Easily identifiable coral. No corals having comparably thin, and long septa with menianes are known among solitary forms.

Distribution

  • Southern Europe; Late Triassic
Known from Early Norian from Taurus Mts, Anatolia, and from the Dachstein Plateau, Alps.

This page has been in preparation since 06-May-2009 12:15

This version was contributed by Ewa Roniewicz on 11-Nov-2010 12:53.

Page authors are: Francesca Benzoni. Please contact the editor if you would like to contribute to the diagnosis of this taxon.

The editor is: Ewa Roniewicz

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