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Polyphylloseris
Classification
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Class:
Anthozoa
Subclass:
Octocorallia
Order:
Scleractinia
Suborder:
Fungiina
Superfamily:
Poriticae
Family:
Microsolenidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Polyphylloseris FROMENTEL, 1857
Type Species:
Polyphyllastrea convexa Orb., 1849, SD WELLS, 1936
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Fig. 285,4. P. simondsi Wells, L.Cret.(Apt.), Tex., × 1 (157)
Synonyms
Mastophyllia
Geographic Distribution
Eur-asia-N.Am.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Jur.
Beginning International Stage:
Oxfordian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
161.53
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Cret.
Ending International Stage:
Maastrichtian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
66.04
Description
Like Microsolena but calices elevated on bosses or bourrelets
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Class:
Anthozoa
Subclass:
Octocorallia
Order:
Scleractinia
Suborder:
Fungiina
Superfamily:
Poriticae
Family:
Microsolenidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Polyphylloseris FROMENTEL, 1857
Type Species:
Polyphyllastrea convexa Orb., 1849, SD WELLS, 1936
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 285,4. P. simondsi Wells, L.Cret.(Apt.), Tex., × 1 (157)
Synonyms
Mastophyllia
Geographic Distribution
Eur-asia-N.Am.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Jur.
Beginning International Stage:
Oxfordian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
161.53
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Cret.
Ending International Stage:
Maastrichtian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
66.04
Description
Like Microsolena but calices elevated on bosses or bourrelets