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Lithophyllia

Milne Edwards and Haime, 1857, p. 290

Type Species

Madrepora lacera Pallas, 1766, p. 208; Original Designation Milne Edwards and Haime, 1857, p. 291

Type Specimen: Holotype; ; Lost; Unknown

Type Locality: "Habité l'océan Américain"

Based on: Seba 1758, p. 199; pl 108, fig 4; pl 109, fig 5, 7, 8; pl 111, fig 6a. Knorr 1766, p. 24; pl. A 8, fig 5.

Distribution

  • Southern Europe; Eocene
  • Western Europe; Oligocene
  • West Asia; Oligocene
  • Western Europe; Miocene
  • Southern Europe; Miocene
  • North Africa; Miocene
  • South Asia; Miocene
  • West Asia; Miocene
  • Southeast Asia; Miocene
  • Southeast Asia; Pliocene
Historical distribution listed under Mussa (Wells, 1956). Source: Paleobiology database (accessed 5/30/12). Distribution compiled by Matthew Tibbits.

This page has been in preparation since 25-Jan-2010 00:33

This version was contributed by Ann Budd on 30-May-2012 22:31.

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

The editor is: Ann Budd


Holotype of Madrepora lacera Pallas, 1766
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