Synastrea agaricites (Goldfuss, 1829)

Baron-Szabo, Rosemarie C., 2008, Dendrophylliina, Caryophylliina, Fungiina, Microsolenina, and Stylinina, Zootaxa 1952, pp. 1-244 : 162-163

Synastrea agaricites (Goldfuss, 1829)

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v*1829 Astrea agaricites nobis: Goldfuss, p. 66, pl. 23, fig. 9.

1830 Siderastrea agaricites (Goldfuss) : Blainville, p. 336.

1834 Siderastrea agaricites (Goldfuss) : Blainville, p. 370.

1849b Synastrea agaricites: Milne Edwards & Haime , p. 148.

1850 Synastrea agaricites: d'Orbigny , p. 206.

1851a Thamnastrea agaricites: Milne Edwards & Haime , p. 109.

v1854 Thamnastrea agaricites M. Edw. et H.: Reuss, p. 118, pl. 19, figs 1, 2.

1857 Thamnastrea agaricites: Milne Edwards , p. 556.

nonv1881 Astrea agaricites Goldfuss : Quenstedt, p. 889, pl. 178, fig. 4.

parsv1930a Synastrea procera Reuss sp.: Oppenheim, p. 159, pl. 28, figs 5, 5a non 6 [topotypes studied].

1937a Synastrea agaricites Goldfuss sp. 1826: Bataller, p. 191, text-fig. on p. 191 Older synonyms cited therein).

1944 Synastrea agaricites (Goldfuss) : Klinghardt, p. 191, pl. 2, figs 7, 8.

1945 Synastrea agaricites Goldfuss sp. 1826: Bataller, p. 41.

1952a Synastrea agaricites ( Goldfuss, 1826) : Alloiteau, p. 665, pl. 4, fig. 3.

1956 Thamnastrea agaricites (Goldfuss) : Bendukidze, p. 95, pl. 7, fig. 3.

non1980 Synastrea agaricites (Goldfuss) : Vidal, p. 60, pl. 11, fig. 6.

v1982 Synastrea agaricites (Goldfuss) 1826 : Beauvais, vol. 2, p. 122, pl. 37, fig. 3.

v1982 Synastrea excelsa nov. sp.: Beauvais, vol. 2, p. 128, pl. 39, fig. 2 [topotypes studied].

1986 Synastrea agaricites ( Goldfuss, 1826) : Tchéchmédjiéva, p. 67ff.

2000 Synastrea agaricites ( Goldfuss 1826) : Löser, p. 77.

v2001 Synastrea agaricites ( Goldfuss, 1826) : Baron-Szabo, p. 266, fig. 3B.

v2002 Synastrea agaricites ( Goldfuss, 1826) : Baron-Szabo, p. 140, pl. 100, figs 1–2, 4.

2003 Synastrea sp. cf. S. agaricites Goldfuss, 1826 ): Filkorn, p. 1.

v2004 Synastrea agaricites (Goldfuss) : Moosleitner, p. 184, pl. 82, fig. 4.

Dimensions. c-c=4–8.5 (10) mm; s=24–34; s/mm=5–6/2; size of the colony= 10–20 cm in diameter.

Description. The corallum is massive and thamnasterioid, with corallites that are regularly disposed or arranged in short series. Gemmation is due to intracalicinal budding. Septa are subcompact, confluent, nearly equal in thickness, and have thick rounded granules, pennulae and meniane laterally. Ten to 20 septa reach the center of the calice. Their inner ends might fuse with columella or dissociate to form pali or paliform lobes. Fusion of septal ends occur frequently. Synapticulae are scattered throughout the colony. The columella is spongy-papillose, well-developed. Endotheca consists of numerous subtabulate or vesicular dissepiments. There is no wall between the corallites.

Type locality of species. Santonian of Austria (Gosau Group at Abtenau) .

Distribution. Upper Turonian-Campanian of Austria, Lower Coniacian and Upper Santonian of southern France (Corbière, Provence), Santonian and Maastrichtian of northern Spain (Catalonia), Senonian of Georgia (in Caucasia), Upper Campanian of Bulgaria, Maastrichtian of Turkey and Mexico (Ocozocuautla Formations, Middle-Upper Maastrichtian of Jamaica (this paper).

New Material. Middle-Upper Maastrichtian of Jamaica, NMNH, Coates coll., sample nos.: 376; 412 (=Jerusalem Mountain Inlier); J3461c (=Welcome Hall).