Comalia fasciculata Wells, 1932

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 : 33-34

Comalia fasciculata Wells, 1932

Figure 39

v* 1932 Comalia fasciculata Wells , p. 255, pl. 30, figs. 11, 11 a, pl. 37, fig. 2

v 2016 Comalia fasciculata Wells, 1932 ; Löser, fig. C42

Material. MGB 83329; 2 thin sections.

Dimensions. See Table 35.

Remarks. The genus was recently described and depicted (Löser, 2016). The genus is very similar to Pleurocoenia Orbigny, 1849 , but differs by the formation of the inner margin of the only septum. The septum is without ornamentation in Pleurocoenia but branching in Comalia .

Occurrence. Callovian to Kimmeridgian of Japan (Kochi-ken) Takaoka-gun, Sakawa-cho, Kamo, Arinoki-dai near Umabara ( TUM 43475-1 ). Tithonian to Lower Berriasian of Czech Republic (Moravia) Štramberk ( CGS HF 215 ). Earlymost Albian ( Tardefurcata Zone ) of USA (Texas) Hays County, Blanco River , Pleasant Valley Crossing .

HOLOCOENIA group

Genus HOLOCOENIA Milne Edwards and Haime, 1851

Type species. Astrea micrantha Roemer, 1841 , by original designation.

Figures

FIGURE 39. Comalia fasciculata Wells, 1932, MGB 83329. 1: transversal thin section. 2: transversal thin section, detail. 3: longitudinal thin section. Scale 1 mm.