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Roniewicz, E. in prep., Alpinoseris Roniewicz, 1989: 90. In: Cairns, S. D., Baron-Szabo, R., Budd, A.F., Lathuilière, B., Roniewicz, E., Stolarski, J., and Johnson, K.G. (eds.), Corallosphere, world wide web site at http://corallosphere.org/taxon/46, last visited on 09 Sep 2010.
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Alpinoseris

Roniewicz, 1989: 90

Type Species

Alpinoseris dendroidea Roniewicz, 1989: 91 Roniewicz, 1989: 91; Original Designation

Type Specimen: Holotype; GBA 1982/12/806; Verified; Dry Preserved

Type Locality: Northern Calcareous Alps, Gosaukamm, Schneckengrben, Zlambach Beds, Rhaetian, Triassic

Classification

Diagnosis

Thamnasterioid, frondose; calices on one side of the branch; branches from monocalicular to composed of irregular series of corallites; septes-of valleys present; calicular pits empty; menianes long, oriented upwards; dissepiments small; wall epithecal. Figured in Roniewicz 1989: pl. 27: 1a-h

Description

Described by Roniewicz 1989 based on the holotypeof the type species (coll. number above). Possibly, the same species was described by Zankl 1969: 32, text-fig. 24 under the name of Procyclolites sp.1.

Comparisons

From Alpinophyllia Roniewicz and Stuoresimorpha Roniewicz differs in thamnasterioid type of colony and thin septa with long menianes with margins directed upwards.

Remarks

Only the type species is known

Distribution

  • Southern Europe; Late Triassic
Known from the Rhaetian, Northern Calcareous Alps, Austria

This page has been in preparation since 20-Mar-2009 16:38

This version was contributed by Ewa Roniewicz on 02-May-2009 15:43.

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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