Palaeopsammia Wanner, 1902

Baron-Szabo, Rosemarie C., 2008, Dendrophylliina, Caryophylliina, Fungiina, Microsolenina, and Stylinina, Zootaxa 1952, pp. 1-244 : 35-36

Genus Palaeopsammia Wanner, 1902

(= Kumbiopsammia Alloiteau, 1958 ; Type species. Kumbiopsammia besairiei Alloiteau, 1958 , Maastrichtian of Madagascar);

(= Diegosmilia Alloiteau, 1958 ; Type species. Microseris complanata Collignon, 1931 , Cenomanian of Madagascar);

(= Sakalavicyathus collignoni Alloiteau, 1958 , Type species. Sakalavicyathus collignoni Alloiteau, 1958 , Maastrichtian of Madagascar).

Type species. Palaeopsammia multiformis Wanner, 1902 , Danian of Egypt (subsequent designation by Wells 1936) .

Diagnosis. Solitary, conical to patellate. Costosepta not arranged in Pourtalès plan but higher cycle septa (S4)

poorly developed, but represented by linear arrangement of coarse granules. Columella generally well-developed, parietal-spongy-papillose. Endothecal dissepiments vesicular. Wall (parathecal-) synapticulothecal, (?pseudo-) septothecal when secondaryly thickened. Epithecal wall present or absent.