Actinastrea
Orbigny, 1849, p. 10
Type Species
Astrea geminata Goldfuss: 69, pl. 23, figs 8a-f; Original Designation d'Orbigny, 1849: 10
Type Specimen: Syntype; ; Verified; Dry Preserved
Type Locality: Maastrichtian of The Netherlands.
The syntypes of the type species are housed at IPB (Bonn) under 233b and c, Goldfuss collection.
Classification
Synonyms
Diagnosis
Corallum colonial, massive, cerioid to subcerioid. Gemmation extra- and intracalicinal. Corallum may be covered by a holotheca. Corallites small and prismatic in outline, directly united by their walls. Columella styliform. Synapticulae present, peripherally. Endothecal dissepiments sparse. Septa compact, generally non-confluent, radially or bilaterally arranged. Septal flanks covered by spiniform granulae. Renflements and pali present. Wall septothecal with pores (lacunes).
Remarks
The type material of the type species is housed at IPB under 233b and c.
Distribution
- North America; Middle Jurassic - Late Cretaceous
- North Africa; Late Jurassic
- Eastern Europe, Central Asia; Early Cretaceous - Late Cretaceous
- Southern Europe, Central Europe, Caribbean; Early Cretaceous - Eocene
This page has been in preparation since 02-Jun-2007 12:35
This version was contributed by Rosemarie Baron-Szabo on 14-Sep-2010 13:28.
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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