logo
x

If you use this information in a publication, then please cite Corallosphere.org

Please cite this document as:

Lathuilière, B. in prep., Lepidophyllia Duncan, 1868, p. 53. 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/809, last visited on 09 Sep 2010.
User Name: Password:

Lepidophyllia

Duncan, 1868, p. 53

Type Species

Lepidophyllia hebridensis Duncan 1868, p. 62 pl. 16 fig. 1-4; Subsequent Designation Wells 1936, p. 114

Type Specimen: Holotype; BGS 37052; Verified; Dry Preserved

Type Locality: Pabba shale (Today, this formation is dated from Lower Sinemurian (Turneri zone) to Pliensbachian (Margaritatus zone), (Inner Hebrides, Scotland)

The type specimen was figured and redescribed in (Beauvais 1976), p. 65 pl. 13 fig. 6, text fig. 30

Classification

Description

Massive lamellar corallum with colonial structure difficult to define. It seems that it is a cerioid structure in which the rejuvenescence would be a quasi rule. Both faces of the coral are comparable. Seen from above, corallites have often a concave side in low relief and a convex and abrupt side. The convex side is oriented toward the same edge of the colony for neighbouring corallites. No holotheca. Increase takes place at the edge of the colony probably by intracalicinal budding. Radial elements are compact septa s. s.. Septa free or anastomosed in the center, of a rather constant thickness from outer side to the inner edge. Straight, curved or tortuous. Lonsdaleoid septa common. Distal edge with large regular oval teeth, lateral faces with subvertical ridges corresponding to the teeth of the distal edge. No pali. Microstructure unknown. Hexameral symmetry cannot be deciphered, bilateral symmetry present due to the polarity of growth and curvature of septa in the convex side of corallites. Endotheca present but difficult to characterise, weak parietal columella. Synapticulae absent. The wall seems to be a paratheca.

Remarks

Four nominal species were assigned (rightly or wrongly) to this genus.

Distribution

  • Western Europe; Early Jurassic

This page has been in preparation since 19-Aug-2009 15:12

This version was contributed by Bernard Lathuilière on 01-Mar-2010 14:08.

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

No Images Found