Lasmosmilia
Orbigny, 1849, vol. 2, p. 203
Type Species
Lobophyllia lobata Blainville, 1830: 321.; Monotypy d’Orbigny, 1850: 203.
Type Specimen: Holotype; unknown; Verified; Unknown
Type Locality: Upper Santonian of France (Les Corbiere, Aude).
Classification
Diagnosis
Colonial, massive, plocoid to subflabellate. Gemmation intracalicinal. Corallites united nearly to summits by costae and exothecal dissepiments. Costosepta compact. Columella absent.
Remarks
Affinities. Similar to Thecosmilia Milne Edwards and Haime, but forms massive, plocoid colonies with corallites that are united by exothecal dissepiments
Distribution
- Southern Europe; Early Cretaceous - Late Cretaceous
- Central Europe; Late Cretaceous
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This version was contributed by Rosemarie Baron-Szabo on 09-Jun-2016 17:48.
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The editor is: Rosemarie Baron-Szabo
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