Proleptophyllia punctulum (Fromentel and Ferry, 1866) Vasseur & Lathuilière, 2021

Vasseur, Raphaël & Lathuilière, Bernard, 2021, Pliensbachian corals from the Western Tethys, Geodiversitas 43 (22), pp. 1187-1291 : 1228

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5252/geodiversitas2021v43a22

publication LSID

urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:6D1643AD-66A5-4678-9397-CE08E610D641

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5767567

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A287A2-4868-3119-9B6C-638EFEB2F8F5

treatment provided by

Felipe

scientific name

Proleptophyllia punctulum
status

comb. nov.

Proleptophyllia punctulum (Fromentel & Ferry, 1866), n. comb.

( Fig. 26 View FIG )

Montlivaltia punctulum Fromentel & Ferry, 1866: 124 , pl. 34, fig. 3.

Procyclolites? punctulum View in CoL – Alloiteau 1957: 107, pl. 5, fig. 11.

Proleptophyllia punctulum – Vasseur 2018: 304-305, fig. 3.80.

TYPE MATERIAL. — Holotype: MNHN.F. M03502 View Materials , by monotypy. TYPE HORIZON. — Pliensbachian. TYPE LOCALITY. — May-sur-Orne (Calvados, France). STUDIED SAMPLE. — Holotype MNHN.F. M03502 View Materials . GEOGRAPHIC AND STRATIGRAPHIC RANGES. — Pliensbachian of May-sur-Orne, Calvados , France.

DESCRIPTION

Solitary, conical coral, strongly infundibuliform with sharp calicular edges, circular in outline. Radial elements are subcompact, straight, free septa with distal edge ornamented with regular small trabecular teeth. Lateral faces hold pennulae with pennular rims curved upward. Radial symmetry. No columella or maybe a weak parietal papillose one in depth. Endotheca and synapticulae not observed. Peripheral wall of undefined nature. An epitheca s.l. wraps the corallum.

Calicular diameter: 22 mm – Number of septa: approximately 216 – Septal density: 7 per 2 mm – Trabecular density 6 per 2 mm.

SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES

This specimen is distinct among the species of the genus Proleptophyllia because of its very specific shape and the regularity of its septal apparatus.

MNHN

France, Paris, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Cnidaria

Class

Anthozoa

Order

Scleractinia

Family

Acrosmiliidae

Genus

Proleptophyllia

Loc

Proleptophyllia punctulum

Vasseur, Raphaël & Lathuilière, Bernard 2021
2021
Loc

Proleptophyllia punctulum

VASSEUR R. 2018: 304
2018
Loc

Procyclolites? punctulum

ALLOITEAU J. 1957: 107
1957
Loc

Montlivaltia punctulum

Fromentel & Ferry 1866: 124
1866
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