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Beneckastraea

Cuif, 1976:123

Type Species

Chorisastraea beneckei Frech, 1896 in Volz 1896:56; Monotypy Cuif, 1976:123

Type Specimen: Neotype; GBA 4428; Verified; Dry Preserved

Type Locality: St. Cassian (= Stuores after Volz 1896), Dolomites, Southern Alps. Carnian, Late Triassic

The neotype from the Frech collection, housed at the GBA, was chosen and illustrated by Cuif 1969:624, pl.14,fig.8,9;

Classification

Diagnosis

Cerioid. Radial elements of septal type, with trabeculae arranged in a half-fan system. Granules rounded. Columella papillar. Wall zigzag, septothecal with addition of mural synapticulae. Budding by subequivalent division.

Description

In addition to illustration in Cuif 1969 (above), microstructure of the type species was presented in the illustrations in Cuif 1976:123,pl.13,figs.1-5 and text-fig.17.

Comparisons

The genus resembles Pamiroseris Melnikova, 1971 in having thick trabeculae, granules and a papillar columella, but differs from that thamnasterioid genus in cerioid colony type.

Remarks

Only one species is known.

Distribution

  • Southern Europe; Late Triassic
The species is known only from the Carnian of the Dolomites.

This page has been in preparation since 30-Apr-2009 19:57

This version was contributed by Ewa Roniewicz on 09-Nov-2010 15:07.

Page authors are: Francesca Benzoni. 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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