Pseudoheliastraea
Alloiteau, 1965, p. 558
Pseudoheliastraea Alloiteau, 1965, p. 558 is a junior synonym (available and invalid), see Agathelia Reuss, 1854, p. 82.
Type Species
Pseudoheliastraea charollaisi Alloiteau, 1965, p. 558, figs 1-3.; Original Designation Alloiteau, 1965, p. 558
Type Specimen: Holotype; ; Not Traced; Unknown
Type Locality: Cretaceous (?Barremian to Lower Aptian) of France (Bargy, Haute-Savoie).
The holotype of the type species is housed at MNHN (Paris) under A30253.
Classification
Remarks
Re-study of the holotype of the type species of Pseudoheliastraea Alloiteau in 2009 revealed that it is characterized by: plocoid to (sub-) fasciculate polyp integration; a well-developed perithecal wall, consisting of concentric lamellae; variably developed but mainly lamellar columella; extracalicinal budding; well-developed vesicular exotheca; thus very closely corresponding with the genus Agathelia Reuss. Therefore, their synonmy is suggested.
Distribution
- Central Europe; Early Cretaceous
This page has been in preparation since 02-Jun-2007 12:36
This version was contributed by Rosemarie Baron-Szabo on 11-Jul-2013 17:37.
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The editor is: Rosemarie Baron-Szabo
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