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Phacellastrea

Liao 1982, p.164

Phacellastrea is possibly a junior synonym of Thamnasteria

Type Species

Phacellastrea rutogensis Liao 1982, p. 164, pl. 12, fig. 1a-d; Original Designation

Type Specimen: Holotype; 56104-56105; Not Traced; Unknown

Type Locality: Upper/Middle Jurassic of Bangdag Lake, Rutog county (Tibet)

Another sample was found in Liao 1994 from Gaize province (Heishantou zone).

Description

Ramose thamnasterioid corallum. Radial elements are subcompact anastomosted ornamented biseptal sheets. They are subequal in thickness and straight to curved. Endotheca not described. Columella styliform and (?) parietal, synapticulae abundant, wall absent

Remarks

A new sample of the type-species was described in english and figured in Liao and Xia 1994. One nominal species known

Distribution

  • Central Asia; Middle Jurassic - Late Jurassic

This page has been in preparation since 21-Jul-2011 10:13

This version was contributed by Bernard Lathuilière on 14-Mar-2013 15:25.

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

The editor is: Bernard Lathuilière


Phacellastrea rutogensis type species of the genus -original figure of Liao (1994)
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Phacellastrea rutogensis type species of the genus -original figure of Liao (1994)
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Phacellastrea rutogensistype species of the genus -original figure of Liao (1982)
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