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Hydnophyllia

Reis, 1889, p.130

Hydnophyllia Reis, 1889, p.130 is a junior synonym (available and invalid), see Colpophyllia Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848, p. 492.

Type Species

Leptoria eocaenica Reuss, 1864, p.19, pl.9, fig.9; Monotypy Reis, 1889, p.130

Type Specimen: Holotype; GBA 1864/002/032; Verified; Dry Preserved

Type Locality: Polschitza (Polšica) near Oberburg in Steiermark (Gornji Grad, Slovenia), Oligocene.

See Barta-Calmus 1973, p.384, who reported the holotype to be lost, and renamed the species Hydnophyllia oligocenica and assigned a specimen in the Reis collection in Munich (XXVIII-25) to be the holotype. However, Reuss' specimen of Leptoria eocaenica is available at the Geological Survey of Austria.

This page has been in preparation since 02-Jun-2007 12:36

This version was contributed by Ann Budd on 09-Jul-2012 23:50.

Page authors are: Ann Budd. Please contact the editor if you would like to contribute to the diagnosis of this taxon.

The editor is: Ann Budd


Holotype of Leptoria eocaenica Reuss
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Holotype of Leptoria eocaenica Reuss
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Holotype of Leptoria eocaenica Reuss
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Holotype of Leptoria eocaenica Reuss
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