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Heterophyllia

Orbigny, 1850, p. 208

Heterophyllia Orbigny, 1850, p. 208 is a junior homonym (unavailable), see Taxogyra Wells, 1937 (pro Heterophyllia d'Orbigny, 1850 non McCoy, 1849) (the replacement taxon).

Type Species

Meandrina macroreina Michelin, 1846, p. 292, pl. 67, fig. 4.; Monotypy Orbigny, 1850, p. 208

Type Specimen: Holotype; ; Not Traced; Unknown

Classification

Remarks

Because Heterophyllia d'Orbigny, 1850, represents a junior homonym of the Carboniferous coral Heterophyllia McCoy, 1849, Wells (1937) created the new genus name Taxogyra for d'Orbigny's taxon.

Distribution

  • Central Europe; Late Cretaceous

This page has been in preparation since 25-Aug-2010 19:22

This version was contributed by Rosemarie Baron-Szabo on 05-May-2017 14:57.

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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