Zardinophyllum
Montanaro-Gallitelli, 1975: 23
Type Species
Zardinophyllum zardini Montanaro-Gallitelli, 1975:23, fig.1--6; Monotypy Montanaro-Gallitelli, 1975:23
Type Specimen: Holotype; IPUM 18836; Verified; Dry Preserved
Type Locality: Alpe di Specie near Cortina d'Ampezzo, Dolomites, Southern Alps. Carnian, Late Triassic
Figured and unfigured paratypes Nos. IPUM 18838-18960
Classification
Synonyms
Diagnosis
Solitary cylindric or scolecoid, small; wall thick,its external and internal surfaces finely corrugated; septal symmetry radio-bilateral, primary 6 septa incepted in pairs, metasapta short, unfrequent, discontinuous, at random inserted in either sextant; tabulae occasional, dissepiments lacking; microstructure fibrous, fibers organized in modules.
Description
Up to now, only two species are known: the type species from the Carnian of Dolomites, and another one from the Rhaetian of the Carpathians, described in Roniewicz and Michalik 1991:362, p.1,fig.1-6; pl.2,fig.3-5, determined in open nomenclature.
Comparisons
The most simple structure among the Zardinophyllidae.
Remarks
Observations of Zardinophyllum by Montanaro-Gallitelli 1974, 1975, completed with investigation of a large group of related genra by Cuif 1975, 1977, resulted in a knowledge of the family Zardinophylliidae (= Pachythecalidae Cuif) incomparable with other Triassic corals. Thanks to preservation of the skeletons in aragionitic form, their morphology and microstructure could be profoundly examined.
Distribution
- Southern Europe; Late Triassic
- Central Europe; Late Triassic
This page has been in preparation since 16-Oct-2010 09:13
This version was contributed by Ewa Roniewicz on 11-Nov-2010 13:29.
Page authors are: Ewa Roniewicz. Please contact the editor if you would like to contribute to the diagnosis of this taxon.
The editor is: Ewa Roniewicz
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