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Epistreptum

Roniewicz, 2008: 114

Erroneously identified by Roniewicz (1966;1976) with Epistreptophyllum Milaschewitsch, 1876

Type Species

Epistreptum giganteum Roniewicz 1976: 70, , pl.16, fig.1-3; text-fig. 3,4;; Subsequent Designation Roniewicz 2008:114

Type Specimen: Syntype; GGUB No. 254; Verified; Dry Preserved

Type Locality: Topalu, Dobrogea, Rumania, Lower Kimmeridgian

Classification

Diagnosis

Solitary coral of large diameter, with thin, abundant radial elements of four to five size orders, adaxial septal portions with large pores, inner margins lacerate, septal sides with small, pointed granules circular in section; columella spongy; endotheca abundant, built of low, extended dissepiments; wall thin, epithecal.

Comparisons

From Epistreptophyllum Milaschewitsch, genus Epistreptum differs in very thin, irregularly porous septa with granules circular in section, zigzag septa of the higher size order. In corallite architecture and in the septal structure, Epistreptum resemble much the pattern of Calamophylliopsis Alloiteau 1952.

Remarks

The genus, frequent in the Oxfordian and lower Kimmeridgian of Poland, is known in the Early Kimmeridgian of Rumania, and in the Tithonian-Valanginian of W Bulgaria: Epistreptum communaeforme Roniewicz, 2008, E. giganteum (Roniewicz, 1976) and E. cylindratum (Milaschewitsch,1876) in Roniewicz 1966. A coral named Epistreptophyllum densum Roniewicz, 1976 should be re-egxamined as having robust corallum, resembling coralla of Epistreptophyllum.

Distribution

  • Central Europe; Late Jurassic
  • Southern Europe; Early Cretaceous

This page has been in preparation since 16-Oct-2010 11:50

This version was contributed by Ken Johnson on 03-Oct-2016 11:27.

Page authors are: Ewa Roniewicz. Please contact the editor if you would like to contribute to the diagnosis of this taxon.

The editor is: Ewa Roniewicz

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