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Baron-Szabo, R. in prep., Rhipidastraea Eliasova, 1991, p. 169. In: Cairns, S. D., Baron-Szabo, R., Budd, A.F., Lathuilière, B., Roniewicz, E., Stolarski, J., and Johnson, K.G. (eds.), Corallosphere, world wide web site at http://corallosphere.org/taxon/1318, last visited on 10 Feb 2012.

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Rhipidastraea

Eliasova, 1991, p. 169

Type Species

Rhipidastraea soukupi Eliášová, 1991a: 169, figures on pls 2, 4, and 6-8; Original Designation Eliášová, 1991a: 169

Type Specimen: Holotype; ; Verified; Unknown

Type Locality: Upper Cenomanian-Lower Turonian of the Czech Republic (Bohemia).

The holotype of the type species is housed at UUG (Prague) under 97069-I.

Classification

Diagnosis

Colonial, massive, meandro-cerioid. Gemmation intracalicinal. Corallite centres subdistinct or nondistinct. Septa irregularly perforated, confluent or nonconfluent, granulated laterally. Anastomosis present. Columella parietal. Endothecal dissepiments vesicular. Synapticulae present. Wall septothecal or parathecal.

Distribution

  • Southern Europe; Late Cretaceous
  • Central Europe; Late Cretaceous
Cretaceous: Czech Republic, Spain.

This page has been in preparation since 02-Jun-2007 12:36

This version was contributed by Rosemarie Baron-Szabo on 16-Sep-2010 17:54.

Page authors are: Rosemarie Baron-Szabo. Please contact the editor if you would like to contribute to the diagnosis of this taxon.

The editor is: Rosemarie Baron-Szabo


Rhipidastraea soukupi Eliasova, 1991, holotype, photograph courtesy Dr. Eliasova
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Rhipidastraea eliasovae Baron-Szabo, 2002, holotype
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