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Bacillastraea

Quenstedt, 1881, vol. 2, p. 851

Bacillastraea Quenstedt, 1881, vol. 2, p. 851 is a junior synonym (available and invalid), see Heterocoenia Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848, p. 61.

Type Species

Gorginia bacellaris Goldfuss, 1826, p. 19; Original Designation Quenstedt, 1881, vol. 2, p. 851, pl. 176, figs 44, 44x.

Type Specimen: Holotype; ; Not Traced; Unknown

Type Locality: Upper Cretaceous of Austria.

The holotype of the type species is housed at IPB (Bonn) under 73h.

Classification

Remarks

For further information on the type material of Bacellastraea (=Bacillastraea gracilis; Quenstedt, 1881: vol. 2, p. 851, pl. 176, figs 44, 44x) and its relationship to other forms see Baron-Szabo (2006, p. 89-93).

Distribution

  • Central Europe; Late Cretaceous

This page has been in preparation since 02-Jun-2007 12:35

This version was contributed by Rosemarie Baron-Szabo on 16-Sep-2010 18:29.

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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