Synhelia
Milne Edwards and Haime, 1849, p. 68
Type Species
Lithodendron gibbosum Muenster, in Goldfuss, 1829: 106; Original Designation Milne Edwards and Haime, 1849: 68
Type Specimen: Holotype; ; Verified; Unknown
Type Locality: Cenomanian of Germany (Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia).
The holotype of the type species is housed at IPB (Bonn) under no. 286, Goldfuss collection.
Classification
Diagnosis
Colonial, dendroid. Gemmation extracalicinal. Corallites circular or elliptical, slightly projecting. Peritheca granulated on the upper surface. Costosepta compact, confluent or subconfluent. Columella styliform, slightly compressed. Endothecal dissepiments thin, sparse. Synapticulae present. Wall parasynapticulothecal.
Distribution
- Southern Europe, Central Europe; Early Cretaceous - Late Cretaceous
- Eastern Europe; Late Cretaceous
- North Africa; Late Cretaceous
This page has been in preparation since 02-Jun-2007 12:36
This version was contributed by Rosemarie Baron-Szabo on 07-Mar-2017 14:58.
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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