Rhizangia
Milne Edwards, 1848, p. 496
Type Species
Astrea brevissima Deshayes, 1834, p.; Unknown
Type Specimen: Holotype; ; Not Traced; Unknown
Type Locality: Middle Eocene: France
Classification
Diagnosis
Colonial, tympanoid, reptoid. Gemmation extracalicinal. Costosepta compact, strongly dentate laterally. Anastomosis present. Columella parietal-papillose. Synapticulae present. Endothecal dissepiments sparse or absent. Wall synapticulothecal.
Distribution
- Central Europe; Late Cretaceous - Oligocene
- Caribbean; Late Cretaceous
- Southern Europe; Paleocene - Oligocene
- North Africa; Eocene - Oligocene
This page has been in preparation since 08-Oct-2008 15:21
This version was contributed by Rosemarie Baron-Szabo on 21-Jun-2010 19:06.
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: Stephen D. Cairns
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