Dimorphastrea
Orbigny, 1850, vol. 2, p. 93
Type Species
Dimorphastrea grandiflora d’Orbigny, 1850, vol. 2, p. 93; Subsequent Designation Gregory, 1900
Type Specimen: Holotype; ; Verified; Unknown
Type Locality: Lower Hauterivian of France (Haute-Marne).
The holotype of the type species is housed at MNHN (Paris) under Mo3603.
Classification
Synonyms
Diagnosis
Colonial, massive, thamnasterioid. Gemmation circumoral. Septa subcompact with increasing perforations toward the axial end of the septa. Septal margins granular, septal flanks granular and pennular. Columella papillose. Synapticulae abundant. No wall between the corallites. Endothecal dissepiments thin, subhorizontal.
Distribution
- Southern Europe; Late Jurassic
- Western Europe, Southern Europe, Central Europe, Eastern Europe; Early Cretaceous - Late Cretaceous
- North Africa; Early Cretaceous
- Australasia; Late Cretaceous
This page has been in preparation since 02-Jun-2007 12:35
This version was contributed by Rosemarie Baron-Szabo on 03-Sep-2014 18:35.
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: Rosemarie Baron-Szabo
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