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Brachyphyllia Reuss 1854

Description

Genus Brachyphyllia Reuss, 1854

Type species. Brachyphyllia dormizieri Reuss, 1854, Santonian of Austria (Gosau Group); subsequent designation by Reuss (1864).

Diagnosis. Subplocoid to fasciculate colony. Gemmation extracalicinal and extracalicinal-marginal. Costosepta porous to subcompact, compact in oldest cycles, with strongly beaded margins. Columella well-developed, spongy. Endothecal dissepiments sparse. Synapticulae abundant. Wall parathecal-synapticulothecal.

Notes

Published as part of Baron-Szabo, Rosemarie C., 2008, Dendrophylliina, Caryophylliina, Fungiina, Microsolenina, and Stylinina, pp. 1-244 in Zootaxa 1952 on page 191

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Latomeandridae
Genus
Brachyphyllia
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Scleractinia
Phylum
Cnidaria
Scientific name authorship
Reuss
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Brachyphyllia Reuss, 1854 sec. Baron-Szabo, 2008

References

  • Reuss, A. E. (1854) Beitrage zur Charakteristik der Kreideschichten in den Ostalpen, besonders im Gosauthale und am Wolfgangsee. Denkschriften der kaiserlichen Akademie derWissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe, 7, 73 - 133.
  • Reuss, A. E. (1864) Die fossilen Foraminiferen, Anthozoen und Bryozoen von Oberburg in Steiermark. Denkschriften der kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe, 23, 1 - 38, 10 pls.