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Wellsotrochus cyathiformis

Description

Wellsotrochus cyathiformis (Squires, 1958)

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v*1958 Wellsia cyathiformis n. sp.: Squires, p. 57, pl. 10, figs 16–20.

1962 Wellsotrochus cyathiformis (Squires): Squires, p. 145.

1962 Wellsotrochus conicus, n. sp.: Squires, p. 145, pl. 3, figs 6–7.

1972 Kangiliacyathus groenlandicus gen. n. & sp. n.: Floris, p. 67, pl. 4, figs 2A–3.

v1994 Levicyathus cairnsi n. sp.: Filkorn, p. 60, figs 20 (1–4).

v1997 Levicyathus cairnsi Filkorn, 1994: Cairns, p. 18, figs 2d and 5a.

1997 Wellsotrochus cyathiformis (Squires, 1958): Cairns, p. 21, fig. 2j.

1997 Wellsotrochus conicus Squires, 1958: Cairns, p. 22.

2000 Levicyathus cairnsi, Filkorn 1995: Löser, p. 48.

2000 Wellsotrochus cyathiformis, Squires 1958: Löser, p. 86.

2002 Wellsotrochus cyathiformis (Squires, 1958): Baron-Szabo, p. 175, text-fig. 74.

v2002 Levicyathus cairnsi Filkorn, 1994: Baron-Szabo, p. 176, pl. 122, figs 5–6.

Dimensions. d (min)=3.5– 8 mm; d (max)=5–9.5 mm; d (min)/d (max)=0.61–1; s=24–48+s5; h=3–6.3 mm.

Description. Solitary, variably conical or bowl-shaped to discoidal; circular to elliptical in outline; costosepta arranged in 3 to 4 cycles in 6 systems; septa of a beginning fifth cycle in largest specimens present.

Type locality of species. Campanian-Maastrichtian (Haumurian) of New Zealand.

Distribution. Campanian-Maastrichtian of New Zealand, Maastrichtian of Antarctic Peninsula, Lower Danian of Denmark (Greenland).

Notes

Published as part of Baron-Szabo, Rosemarie C., 2008, Dendrophylliina, Caryophylliina, Fungiina, Microsolenina, and Stylinina, pp. 1-244 in Zootaxa 1952 on page 94

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Turbinoliidae
Genus
Wellsotrochus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Scleractinia
Phylum
Cnidaria
Scientific name authorship
Squires
Species
cyathiformis
Taxon rank
species
Type status
holotype
Taxonomic concept label
Wellsotrochus cyathiformis (Squires, 1958) sec. Baron-Szabo, 2008

References

  • Squires, D. F. (1958) The Cretaceous and Tertiary corals from New Zealand. New Zealand Geological Survey Palaeontological Bulletin, 29, 107 pp., 16 pls.
  • Filkorn, H. F. (1994) Fossil Scleractinian corals from James Ross Basin, Antarctica. Antarctic Research Series, 65, 1 - 96.