Cuifastraea
Melnikova, 1983: 47
Type Species
Cuifastraea granulata Melnikova, 1983: 47, pl. 4, fig. 2.xx; Original Designation Melnikova, 1983: 47
Type Specimen: Holotype; PIN 4598/70; Verified; Dry Preserved
Type Locality: Karakul-Ashu Pass, SE Pamirs. Bortepa svite, Late Norian, Late Triassic
The type material, collection MUGT no.1337-1, housed at the Dapartlment of Geology, Council of Minister, Tajiik SSR, has been transmitted to the museum of the Paleontological Institute (PIN), Academy of Sciences, Moskow.
Classification
Diagnosis
Thamnasterioid. Increase intracalicular. Radial elements compact, biseptal in type, made of subvertical trabeculae. Distal septal borders with rounded denticles, faces covered with menianes granulated on the edge. Columella made of trabecular septal offsets, styliform or sublamellar in shape. Endotheca vesicular.
Description
Genus well characterized in Melnikova 1983:47 (see above), 2001:63,pl.20,fig.4;pl.21,fig.2, and Roniewicz 1989:92. Microstructure illustrated in Roniewicz 1989:pl.23,figs.4b-d,f.
Comparisons
In the internal corallite structure and micromorphology of septa, Cuifastraea is similar to solitary Tropiphyllum Cuif, 1975 and phaceloid Gillastraea Melnikova,1983.
Remarks
At least 4 species are known.
Distribution
- Southern Europe; Late Triassic
- Central Asia; Late Triassic
Rhaetian of the Northern Calcareous Alps and the Pamirs.This page has been in preparation since 17-Apr-2009 16:08
This version was contributed by Ewa Roniewicz on 09-Nov-2010 18:18.
Page authors are: Ann Budd 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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