Amblophyllia
Orbigny, 1849, p.8
valid as morphogenus not as a phyletic genus
Type Species
Amblophyllia obtusa d'Orbigny, 1849 p. 8; Monotypy
Type Specimen: Syntype; MNHN 3887 A; Verified; Dry Preserved
Type Locality: Oxfordien Neuvizi (Ardennes; France)
2 Syntypes among which one is figured
Classification
Synonyms
Diagnosis
Like Montlivaltia but with an intracalicular increase in progress
Remarks
Amblophyllia is a transitory morphogenus between Montlivaltia and Thecosmilia or Montlivaltia and Complexastrea. For more details see Lathuilière, 1996a, 1996b in which the junior synonym Coenotheca is used. It is often nomenclaturally treated as a synonym of Montlivaltia.
Distribution
- Western Europe; Middle Jurassic - Late Jurassic
- South Asia; Middle Jurassic
Cretaceous ?This page has been in preparation since 07-May-2009 07:20
This version was contributed by Bernard Lathuilière on 27-May-2017 09:43.
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
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