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Craspedophyllia

Volz, 1896:64

Type Species

Axosmilia alpina Loretz, 1875: 826, pl. 12, fig. 10; Original Designation Volz 1896:64

Type Specimen: Neotype; GBA 4402; Verified; Dry Preserved

Type Locality: Misurina, Dolomites, Italy. Carnian, Late Triassic

Additional material from different localities in the Dolomites are housed at UMIP Museum of Paleontology at the University in Modena.

Classification

Diagnosis

Solitary or phaceloid; columella monoaxial; septal faces covered with menianes; distal margin straight or zigzag; endotheca dissepimental; wall epithecal

Description

Morphological features are presented in Volz 1896: pl.7, fig. 23-31. The microstructure is well described and illustrated in Cuif 1975:55,text-fig. 4; pl.3,fig. 1-5.

Comparisons

From other genera of the family Reimaniphylliidae it differs in a strong monoaxial columella and presence of menianes.

Remarks

In classical region of the Dolomites from where Craspedophyllia was described, there are known four species.

Distribution

  • Southern Europe; Late Triassic
  • South Asia; Late Triassic
The genus is known from the Carnian of the Alps, Timor and Sanbosan Island in Japan

This page has been in preparation since 15-Oct-2010 17:13

This version was contributed by Ewa Roniewicz on 09-Nov-2010 00:16.

Page authors are: Ewa Roniewicz. 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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