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Alveolocyathus Filkorn 1994

Description

Genus Alveolocyathus Filkorn, 1994

Type species. Alveolocyathus nordenskjoeldi Filkorn, 1994, Maastrichtian of Antarctic Peninsula (López de Bertodano Formation, Seymour Island).

Diagnosis. Solitary, conical, free, circular in outline with pointed base. Costosepta compact, hexamerally arranged, Dentate laterally. Costae serrate. Higher cycle costae (C3–4) originate by trifurcation. Pali in front of S2, and lamellar. Columella papillose to rudimentary.

Notes

Published as part of Baron-Szabo, Rosemarie C., 2008, Dendrophylliina, Caryophylliina, Fungiina, Microsolenina, and Stylinina, pp. 1-244 in Zootaxa 1952 on page 93

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Turbinoliidae
Genus
Alveolocyathus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Scleractinia
Phylum
Cnidaria
Scientific name authorship
Filkorn
Taxon rank
genus
Type status
holotype
Taxonomic concept label
Alveolocyathus Filkorn, 1994 sec. Baron-Szabo, 2008

References

  • Filkorn, H. F. (1994) Fossil Scleractinian corals from James Ross Basin, Antarctica. Antarctic Research Series, 65, 1 - 96.