Placosmilia
Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848, p. 234
Type Species
Turbinolia cymbula Michelin, 1846: 288; Subsequent Designation Milne Edwards and Haime, 1851, p. 45
Type Specimen: Lectotype; ; Verified; Unknown
Type Locality: Upper Coniacian of France (Les Corbieres, Aude).
The lectotype of the type species is housed at MNHN (Paris) under M00443.
Classification
Synonyms
Diagnosis
Colonial. Younger specimens flabellate, becoming meandroid in later ontogenetical stages. Gemmation intracalicinal, resulting in a single meandroid calicinal series. Costosepta compact, arranged bilaterally. Septal margins granular. Endothecal dissepiments well-developed, occurring throughout the whole corallum. Columella lamellar, generally continuous. Wall parathecal to septoparathecal. Multilamellar epithecal wall can be present.
Distribution
- Central Europe; Late Cretaceous - Eocene
- Central America; Late Cretaceous
Late Cretaceous of the Middle East.This page has been in preparation since 02-Jun-2007 12:36
This version was contributed by Rosemarie Baron-Szabo on 03-Apr-2014 17:40.
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The editor is: Rosemarie Baron-Szabo
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