Ovalastrea caryophylloides (Goldfuss, 1826)

Löser, Hannes, Nieto, Luis M., Castro, José Manuel & Reolid, Matías, 2019, A Lower Valanginian coral fauna from the South Iberian Palaeomargin (Internal Prebetic, SE Spain), Palaeontologia Electronica (a 06) 24 (1), pp. 1-57 : 20

Ovalastrea caryophylloides (Goldfuss, 1826)

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v* 1826 Astrea caryophylloides Goldfuss , p. 66, pl. 22, fig. 7

v 1857 Favia hemisphaerica ; Fromentel, p. 35, pl. 4, fig. 7

v 1879 Favia hemisphaerica ; Fromentel, p. 481, pl. 118, fig. 2

v 1887 Cyathoseris facilis ; Pocta, p. 36, pl. 2, fig. 2 v 1896 Favia Schmidti ; Koby, p. 49, pl. 6, fig. 2

v 1925 Favia bihinense ; Gregory, p. 23, pl. 4, fig. 1 v 1963 Baryphyllia confusa (d’Orbigny) ; Reyeros Navarro, p. 12, pl. 3, figs. 1, 2

v 1963 Complexastrea cyclops (Felix) ; Reyeros Navarro, p. 16, pl. 5, figs. 1, 2, 5

v 1964 Ellipsocoenia hemispherica (de From., 1857) ; Morycowa, p. 97, pl. 32, fig. 1, pl. 33, fig. 1

v 2001 Chorisastraea sp. ; Löser, p. 45, pl. 3, fig. 1 v 2016 Astrea caryophylloides Goldfuss, 1826 ; Löser, fig. O13

Material. MGB 83236; 2 thin sections.

Dimensions. See Table 17.

Remarks. The genera was recently provided with a modern description (Löser, 2016), and the type of the type species was depicted.

Occurrence. Bathonian of Somalia, Bihendula. Kimmeridgian (Beckeri Zone, Ulmense Subzone) of Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Stuttgart, Giengen an der Brenz. Valanginian to Aptian of Mexico (Puebla) San Juan Raya. Lower Hauterivian (Radiatus Zone) of France (Yonne) Gy-l’Evêque; Fontenoy, field S the junction to Les Merles ( BSPG 2003 XX 5443 ); Gy-l'Evêque; Fontenoy, field S the junction to Les Merles. Upper Barremian to Lower Aptian (Sartousi Weissi Zone) of Switzerland (Schwyz) Drusberg, Käsernalp. Aptian of Spain (Aragón, Teruel) Sierra de Albarracín , between Moscardon and Royuela ( ERNO L-6845 ). Lower Aptian of Poland (Malopolskie, Wadowice) Lanckorona, Jastrzebia. Lower Cenomanian of France (Charente-Maritime) Fouras ( BSPG 2003 XX 5595 ). Upper Cenomanian (Guerangeri Zone) of Czech Republic (Central Bohemian region) Korycany .

Figures

FIGURE 21. Ovalastrea caryophylloides Goldfuss, 1826, MGB 83236. 1: transversal thin section. 2: transversal thin section, detail. 3: longitudinal thin section. Scale 1 mm.