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Palocyathus Filkorn 1994

Description

Genus Palocyathus Filkorn, 1994

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

Diagnosis. Solitary, conical-cuneiform, free, with pointed base and circular in outline. Costosepta compact, exsert, hexamerally arranged, finely granulated laterally. Costae narrow, beaded ridges, higher cycle costae (C3–4) originate by trifurcation near corallum base. Pali in front of S2 and S3, small. Columella papillose.

Notes

Published as part of Baron-Szabo, Rosemarie C., 2008, Dendrophylliina, Caryophylliina, Fungiina, Microsolenina, and Stylinina, pp. 1-244 in Zootaxa 1952 on page 96

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Turbinoliidae
Genus
Palocyathus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Scleractinia
Phylum
Cnidaria
Scientific name authorship
Filkorn
Taxon rank
genus
Type status
holotype
Taxonomic concept label
Palocyathus 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.