Brevismilia

Boelsche, 1866, p. 469

Brevismilia Boelsche, 1866, p. 469 is a nomen dubium (unavailable).

Type Species

Anthophyllum conicum Roemer, 1836, p. 20, pl. 1, fig. 2; Monotypy Boelsche, 1866, p. 469

Type Specimen: Holotype; ; Not Traced; Unknown

Remarks

The original documentation of the genus Brevismilia by Boelsche (1866, p. 469) is insufficient in that it remains unclear how this taxon differs from genera like e.g. Smilotrochus or Desmophyllum. In addition, based on the very small size of the corallum (about 1 mm in height and a little over 2 mm in diameter), it cannot be ruled out that the type specimen represents a fragment of a branching-colonial form like Cladocora, Liptodendron, or Calamophylliopsis, especially since the author of Brevismilia himself included the branching (phaceloid-dendroid) form Cladophyllia nana Milne Edwards and Haime in the synonymy of his newly created genus.

Distribution

• Central Europe; Early Cretaceous

This page has been in preparation since 02-Jun-2007 12:35

This version was contributed by Rosemarie Baron-Szabo on 06-Mar-2013 13:32.

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: Bernard Lathuilière