Morphastrea escharoides ( Goldfuss, 1826 )

Baron-Szabo, Rosemarie C., 2008, Dendrophylliina, Caryophylliina, Fungiina, Microsolenina, and Stylinina, Zootaxa 1952, pp. 1-244 : 130

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1175­5334

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scientific name

Morphastrea escharoides ( Goldfuss, 1826 )
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Morphastrea escharoides ( Goldfuss, 1826)

Pl. 11, figs 3, 4

v*1826 Astrea escharoides nobis: Goldfuss, vol. 1, p. 68, pl. 23, fig. 2.

1850 Morphastrea escharoides: d’Orbigny , vol. 2, p. 277.

1851a Dimorphastea escharoides: Milne Edwards & Haime , p. 108.

1857 Dimorphastea escharoides: Milne Edwards , vol. 2, p. 586.

1884 Thamnastraea escharoides: de Fromentel , p. 592.

1914 Dimorphastea escharoides Goldfuss sp. 1826: Felix, pars 7, p. 200.

v1925 Dimorphastraea escharoides Goldfuss spec.: Umbgrove, p. 111.

v1935 Meandrarea clarendonensis , sp. n.: Wells, p. 191, pl. 11, fig. 1.

1999 Synastrea escharoides: Leloux , p. 193, fig. 2.

2000 Synastrea escharoides ( Goldfuss 1826) : Löser, p. 77.

v2002 Morphastrea escharoides ( Goldfuss, 1826) : Baron-Szabo, p. 118–119, text-fig. 42.

Dimensions. c-c= 4–8 mm; s/mm=15–20/5.

Description. Meandro-thamnasterioid colony; corallites irregularly distributed or arranged in meandroid series; septa compact with some pores, confluent to subconfluent, subequal; up to 12 septa reach calicinal center; columella irregularly trabecular or styliform, deep in corallites.

Type locality of species. Upper Maastrichtian of The Netherlands .

Distribution. Campanian-Maastrichtian of Jamaica, Upper Maastrichtian of The Netherlands.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Cnidaria

Class

Anthozoa

Order

Scleractinia

Family

Agariciidae

Genus

Morphastrea

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