Astraeofungia decipiens (Michelin, 1846)

Loeser, Hannes, Werner, Winfried & Darga, Robert, 2023, Middle Cenomanian coral fauna from the Rosssteinalmen (Northern Calcareous Alps, Bavaria, Southern Germany) - a revised and extended version, Zitteliana 97, pp. 89-147 : 89

Astraeofungia decipiens (Michelin, 1846)

*1846 Astrea decipiens - Michelin: 200, pl. 50, fig. 13.

v1891 Thamnastraea Crespoi - Felix: 146, pl. 22, fig. 5.

v1951 Thamnasteria jezoensis Eguchi, n.sp. - Eguchi: 54, pl. 18, figs 5, 6.

v1957 Astrea decipiens Michelin - Alloiteau: 213, figs 153-155, pl. 3, fig. 3, pl. 14, fig. 5, pl. 18, fig. 6.

v1963 Thamnasteria crespoi (Felix) - Reyeros Navarro: 4, pl. 1, figs 1, 4.

v1994 Thamnasteria cotteaui Fromentel - Liao and Xia: 127, pl. 32, figs 6, 7.

v1996 Synastrea cf. dubia Fromentel, 1861 - Baron-Szabo and Steuber: 25, pl. 14, figs 1, 7.

v2013b Astraeofungia tenochi (Felix, 1891) - Löser: 20, fig. 3.2.

v2013 Astraeofungia tenochi (Felix, 1891) - Löser, Werner and Darga: 58, pl. 7, figs 4-6.

v2016c Astrea decipiens Michelin, 1841 - Löser: 181, figs A50a-c.

v2023 Astraeofungia decipiens (Michelin, 1841) - Samaniego-Pesqueira et al.: 123, fig. 5E.

Material.

BSPG 1947 XVI 27; two thin sections.

Remarks.

In Löser et al. (2013c) this specimen was assigned to Astraeofungia tenochi (Felix, 1891). Improved and more systematic measurements show that Astraeofungia tenochi has larger dimensions and higher septal counts than the present specimen.

Other occurrences.

Valanginian to Aptian of the Western Atlantic (Mexico), lower Hauterivian of the European Boreal (Germany, France), Barremian of the Western Atlantic (Mexico), lower Aptian of the Western Tethys (France) and Central Tethys (Greece), upper Aptian of the Western Pacific (Japan), Aptian to lower Albian of the Central Tethys (Greece, Hungary), lower Albian of the Western Tethys (Spain) and Western Atlantic (Mexico), upper Aptian to Albian of the Eastern Tethys (Iran), middle Albian of the Western Atlantic (Mexico), middle Cenomanian of the European Boreal (France).