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Heliastreopsis

Chevalier, 1954, p. 145

Heliastreopsis Chevalier, 1954, p. 145 is a junior synonym (available and invalid), see Montastraea Blainville, 1830, p. 339.

Chevalier (1954) originally described this taxon as a subgenus of Aquitanastraea. In Chevalier (1962), it is indicated as a subgenus of Heliastraea.

Type Species

Heliastreopsis alloiteaui Chevalier, 1954, p. 145-146, pl. 4, fig. 4, pl. 8, fig. 3; Original Designation Chevalier, 1954: 145

Type Specimen: Holotype; MNHN F.M00831; Verified; Dry Preserved

Type Locality: Bordeaux, Gironde, France (Burdigalian, Miocene)

This page has been in preparation since 19-Jul-2010 03:37

This version was contributed by Ann Budd on 01-Jul-2012 23:14.

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

The editor is: Ann Budd


Holotype of Heliastreopsis alloiteaui Chevalier
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