Diplothecophyllia
Alloiteau, 1952, p. 609
Diplothecophyllia Alloiteau, 1952, p. 609 is junior synonym (available and invalid), see Orbignygyra Alloiteau, 1952, p. 635.
Type Species
Diplothecophyllia basseae Alloiteau, 1952, p. 609; Monotypy Alloiteau, 1952, p. 609
Type Specimen: Holotype; ; Not Traced; Unknown
Type Locality: Thanetian of Madagascar.
The holotype of the type species is hpised at MNHN (Paris), under R. 10841 of the Basse de Menard collection.
Classification
Remarks
Because the genus Diplothecophyllia, interpreted as synonymous with Orbignygyra, was described by Alloiteau (1952a) several pages earlier than Orbignygyra (Diplothecophyllia on p. 609; Orbignygyra on p. 635) it should have priority over the latter. However, because up recent (Baron-Szabo, 2006, p. 85, see illustrations of the holotype on Pl. 17 fig. 1) Diplothecophyllia represented a very poorly known taxon, which had previously been mentioned only in the two works by Alloiteau (1952a, 1957) himself, the name Orbignygyra is given priority over Diplothecophyllia. Since it was first described, forms of Orbignygyra have been documented in numerous publications (e.g. Turnsek and Buser 1976; Beauvais 1982; Baron-Szabo 2000, 2002, 2003). Therefore, based on common usage, Baron-Szabo (2006) was is in favor of the continued use of the latter.
Distribution
- Subsaharan Africa; Paleocene
This page has been in preparation since 02-Jun-2007 12:35
This version was contributed by Rosemarie Baron-Szabo on 14-Sep-2010 21:15.
Page authors are: Stephen D. Cairns Rosemarie Baron-Szabo. Please contact the editor if you would like to contribute to the diagnosis of this taxon.
The editor is: Stephen D. Cairns
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