Smilostylia
Roniewicz, 1966:195
Type Species
Smilostylia bukovensis Roniewicz, 1966: 195, pl. 7, fig. 2a,b; Monotypy Roniewicz, 1966: 195
Type Specimen: Holotype; ZPAL H.III/118; Verified; Dry Preserved
Type Locality: Bukowa, Holy Cross Mts, Poland. Late Oxfordian-Early Kimmeridgian, Late Jurassic
Classification
Diagnosis
Phaceloid, increase by marginal budding. Wall thick, septothecal with free ?trabecular elements; costae faintly marked on the wall surface. Symmetry bilateral; septa of two size orders well developed and the S3 septa hidden in the wall structure. Distal border exsert, internal border provided with auriculae. Columella compact and lamellar. Endotheca tabular. Microstructure: In the septa, small centers distant at xxxx µm from one another are arranged in a straight or zigzag line; in the wall, the septa are juxtaposed by short linear (?trabecular) elements.
Description
Morphological characters of two Upper Jurassic species were described by Roniewicz 1966 (the type: see above) and Roniewicz 1976: 78, pl. 19, fig. 1, and traces of the septal and wall microstructure in pl. 19, 2a,b. Well illustrated find from the Upper Triassic named Protoheterastraea razorensis Turnšek 1991: 182, has all features of Smilostylia; it resembles Late Jurassic finds in its state of skeleton preservation.
Comparisons
From other phaceloid corals the genus differs in following features: in the wall structure containing ?trabecular elements, auricular septa, flat columella and tabuloid endotheca.
Remarks
Three species are known.
Distribution
- Southern Europe; Late Triassic
- Central Europe; Late Jurassic
This page has been in preparation since 20-Aug-2009 07:43
This version was contributed by Ewa Roniewicz on 27-Nov-2010 00:32.
Page authors are: Ewa Roniewicz. Please contact the editor if you would like to contribute to the diagnosis of this taxon.
The editor is: Bernard Lathuilière
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