Areopsammia
Dietrich, 1917, p. 307
Type Species
A. maestrichtensis Dietrich, 1917, p. 307, 1 fig.; Monotypy Dietrich, 1917, p. 307
Type Specimen: Holotype; MBK 1303; Not Traced; Unknown
Type Locality: Late Cretaceous: Netherlands
=A. alacca (Morren, 1828); Museum for Naturkunde, Berlin
Classification
Synonyms
Diagnosis
Corallum solitary, bowl-shaped, free(?); epitheca absent; theca thick and non-costate; septa arranged normally; columella rudimentary.
Remarks
This genus and family were monographed by Cairns (2001), which included a phylogenetic analysis based on morphology. Two species (see Baron-Szabo, 2002).
Distribution
- Eastern Europe; Late Cretaceous
- North America; Late Cretaceous
Late Cretaceous: Netherlands, TexasThis page has been in preparation since 07-Jul-2008 20:55
This version was contributed by Rosemarie Baron-Szabo on 26-Jun-2013 18:03.
Page authors are: Stephen D. Cairns. Please contact the editor if you would like to contribute to the diagnosis of this taxon.
The editor is: Rosemarie Baron-Szabo
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