Latomeandra isseli (Prever, 1909)

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

Latomeandra isseli (Prever, 1909)

Figure 20

v* 1909a Diplarea isseli Prever , p. 1000, figs. 15-17

Material. MGB 83232, 83332; 2 thin sections.

Dimensions. See Table 16.

Remarks. Latomeandra is a problematic genus because the type material of the type species is silicified. Thin sections have never been prepared. The present material compares well to the type species in its outer appearance. The corallites have an irregular outline and are densely arranged.

Occurrence. Tithonian of Italy (Abruzzi, L’Aquila) Gran Sasso, Calascio. Lower Hauterivian (Radiatus Zone) of France (Yonne) Gy-l’Evêque (FSL nn); Fontenoy, field S the junction to Les Merles (BSPG 2003 XX 5425).

Figures

FIGURE 20. Latomeandra isseli (Prever, 1909), MGB 83232. 1: transversal thin section. 2: transversal thin section, detail. 3: longitudinal thin section. Scale 1 mm.