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Montlivaltia
Classification
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Class:
Anthozoa
Subclass:
Octocorallia
Order:
Scleractinia
Suborder:
Favina
Superfamily:
Faviicae
Family:
Montlivaltiidae
Subfamily:
Montlivaltiinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Montlivaltia LAMOUROUX, 1821
Type Species:
M. caryophyllata
Images
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Fig. 294,2a,b. M. nattheimensis Milaschewitz, U.Jur.(Kimm.), Ger., X0.5 (7), Fig. 294,2c. M. matheyi Koby, U.Jur.(Raur.), Fr., lat. aspect of septum and wall, X0.5 (71)
Synonyms
Thecophyllia, Amblophyllia, Lasmophyllia, Perismilia, ?Cyathophyllia, Coenotheca, Montlivaltiopsis, ?Paramontlivaltia, Stereophyllia, Trochophyllia
Geographic Distribution
cosmop.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
M.Trias.
Beginning International Stage:
Anisian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
246.7
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Cret.
Ending International Stage:
Maastrichtian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
66.04
Description
Solitary, cupolate, trochoid to subcylindrical, usually free in ephebic stage. Columella generally weak.
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Class:
Anthozoa
Subclass:
Octocorallia
Order:
Scleractinia
Suborder:
Favina
Superfamily:
Faviicae
Family:
Montlivaltiidae
Subfamily:
Montlivaltiinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Montlivaltia LAMOUROUX, 1821
Type Species:
M. caryophyllata
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 294,2a,b. M. nattheimensis Milaschewitz, U.Jur.(Kimm.), Ger., X0.5 (7), Fig. 294,2c. M. matheyi Koby, U.Jur.(Raur.), Fr., lat. aspect of septum and wall, X0.5 (71)
Synonyms
Thecophyllia, Amblophyllia, Lasmophyllia, Perismilia, ?Cyathophyllia, Coenotheca, Montlivaltiopsis, ?Paramontlivaltia, Stereophyllia, Trochophyllia
Geographic Distribution
cosmop.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
M.Trias.
Beginning International Stage:
Anisian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
246.7
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Cret.
Ending International Stage:
Maastrichtian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
66.04
Description
Solitary, cupolate, trochoid to subcylindrical, usually free in ephebic stage. Columella generally weak.