Summiktaraea
Alloiteau, 1952, p. 658
Type Species
Meandrastrea reticulata d'Orbigny, 1850, p. 208; Original Designation Alloiteau, 1952: 658.
Type Specimen: Holotype; ; Verified; Unknown
Type Locality: Upper Turonian of France (Uchaux, Vaucluse).
The holotype of the type species is housed at MNHN (Paris) under 7095, d'Orbigny collection.
Classification
Synonyms
Diagnosis
Colonial, meandroid. Gemmation intracalicinal-terminal, producing simple or forked calicinal series, separated by often tectiform, occasionally tholiform, collines. Calicinal centres distinct to subdistinct. Septa irregularly perforated, granulated laterally. Peripheral ends of septa irregularly bent upward. Columella parietal-subpapillose. Synapticulae abundant. Endothecal dissepiments sparse. Wall synapticulothecal, incomplete.
Comparisons
Similar to Meandrophyllia but lacks costae and forms long calicinal series.
Distribution
- Central Europe; Early Cretaceous - Late Cretaceous
- Eastern Europe; Early Cretaceous
- Central Asia; Early Cretaceous
- South Asia; Late 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 16:13.
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
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