Paleoastroides
Chevalier, 1961, p. 487
Type Species
P. michelini Chevalier, 1961,488, pl. 2, fig. 8; Original Designation
Type Specimen: Holotype; MNHN R8466; Verified; Dry Preserved
Type Locality: Middle Miocene: Touraine, France
Type species known from only one specimen.
Classification
Diagnosis
Calices arranged in a plocoid manner; theca costate; Pourtalès plan present, but higher order septa anastomotic; columella well developed, ribboned; paliform lobes present.
Comparisons
Differs from Dendrophyllia in its plocoid growth form
Remarks
This genus and family were monographed by Cairns (2001), which included a phylogenetic analysis based on morphology. Four exclusively fossil species.
This page has been in preparation since 08-Oct-2008 15:21
This version was contributed by Stephen D. Cairns on 31-Oct-2008 14:27.
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The editor is: Stephen D. Cairns
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