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Psammohelia

Fromentel, 1861, p. 176

Type Species

Psammohelia gibbosa Fromentel, 1861, p. 177; Subsequent Designation Beauvais 1964, p. 149

Type Specimen: Lectotype; MNHN M03757; Verified; Dry Preserved

Type Locality: Oxfordian from Charcenne (Haute Saône; France)

Beauvais designated P. gibbosa as the type species, when Wells, 1986 designated P. dendroidea. We did not find a designation earlier than 1964. The lectotype was described by Beauvais 1964, p. 149.

Classification

Description

Massive plocoid corallum. Finely granulose wide compact trabecular peritheca. Intercalicular increase. Circular deep calices. Radial elements are compact free straight costosepta arranged in hexameral symmetry. Probable auriculae at inner edge. Styliform columella present. Wall of unknown nature.

Remarks

The lectotype of P. gibbosa is strongly silicified and difficult to interpret. The columella can be observed in rare corallites. Psammohelia is probably a junior synonym of Heliocoenia or Stylohelia. The main character used by Fromentel and Koby to differenciate this genus was the granulose costae in peritheca that appear only near the corallites. It is interpreted here in the normal range of variability of Heliocoenia.

This page has been in preparation since 21-Aug-2009 13:58

This version was contributed by Bernard Lathuilière on 02-Apr-2014 10:28.

Page authors are: Shaahin Zaman. Please contact the editor if you would like to contribute to the diagnosis of this taxon.

The editor is: Bernard Lathuilière


Lectotype of Psammohelia gibbosa, the type species of the genus
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Lectotype of Psammohelia gibbosa, the type species of the genus
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Lectotype of Psammohelia gibbosa, the type species of the genus
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Lectotype of Psammohelia gibbosa, the type species of the genus
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