Caryosmilia granosa Wanner, 1902

Baron-Szabo, Rosemarie C., 2008, Dendrophylliina, Caryophylliina, Fungiina, Microsolenina, and Stylinina, Zootaxa 1952, pp. 1-244 : 76

Caryosmilia granosa Wanner, 1902

Pl. 7, figs 1a, b

v*1902 Caryosmilia granosa n. sp.: Wanner, p. 103, pl. 14, figs 14–15.

1903 Caryosmilia granosa, Wanner, 1902 : Fourtau, p. 345, pl. 5, figs 8–9.

1930 Caryosmilia abeli nov. spec.: Kühn, p. 546, pl. 1 (26), fig. 5.

non1955 Caryosmilia granosa Wann. : Rossi Ronchetti, p. 119, pl. 12, figs 5a–c.

1981 Caryosmilia granosa Wanner : Barthel & Herrmann-Degen, p. 162.

1996 Asterosmilia decapali Hassan & Salama, 1969 –70: Schuster, p. 82, fig. 44.

2000 Caryosmilia granosa, Wanner 1902 : Löser, p. 18.

2002 Caryosmilia granosa Wanner, 1902 : Baron-Szabo, p. 165, text-fig. 65.

Dimensions. d (min)= 6–10 mm; d (max)= 8–14 mm; d (min)/d (max)=around 0.75; s=48; h= 10–20 mm.

Description. Trochoid, elliptical in outline; septa arranged in 4 compete cycles in 6 systems; S1 and S2 nearly equal, remaining septa alternate in length and thickness.

Remarks. In having finely granulated septa, a well-developed spongy columella, and no paliform structures in front of third cycle septa, the specimens described as Caryosmilia granosa by Rossi Ronchetti (1955, p. 119) rather correspond to the genus Parasmilia , most likely representing Parasmilia centralis .

According to Kühn (1930) the species Caryosmilia abeli from the Danian of Austria is distinguished from the species C. granosa in having trabecular prolongations of septal axial ends that connect with the columella , and more strongly developed paliform lobes. Because these characteristics are interpreted as non-specific variations, the two species are considered to be synonymous.