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Margarophyllia

Volz, 1896: 46

In early literature, corals described as Anthophyllum Schweiger,1819, or Montlivaltia Lamouroux, 1821.

Type Species

Montlivaltia capitata Muenster, 1841: 34, pl. 2, fig. 6; Original Designation Volz, 1896: 46

Type Specimen: Holotype; BSPG AS VII 301; Verified; Dry Preserved

Type Locality: Forcella di Sett Sass, Dolomites, Southern Alps, Carnian, Late Triassic

Abundantly represented in the collection of the Paleontological Insitute of the University of Modena, Italy (IPUM).

Classification

Diagnosis

Solitary. Calice subcircular with short axial fossa. The septa spindle-like, with maximum thickness in S1 septa shifted from the wall axialward. Septal faces covered with thick granules. Dissepiments vesiculous, small, and abundant. Epitheca pellicular.

Description

Cuif 1975: 318-324 described micromorphology and microstructure of the type species based on the holotype and topotypes.

Comparisons

The genus differs from other solitary genera in its microstructure with thick lateral axes diverging from the median septal zone, and their alternate arrangement on the septal sides.

Remarks

Above 5 species have been described, in this number four species from the Carnian of the Dolomites.

Distribution

  • Southern Europe; Late Triassic
Carnian of the Dolomites, Juian Alps, Hydra Island, Carpathians

This page has been in preparation since 19-Apr-2009 10:29

This version was contributed by Ewa Roniewicz on 07-Nov-2010 15:26.

Page authors are: Francesca Benzoni. 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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