Periseris frondescens (Orbigny, 1850)

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 : 23

Periseris frondescens (Orbigny, 1850)

Figure 24

v* 1850 Synastrea frondescens Orbigny , (2), p. 94

v 1887 Thamnastrea renevieri ; Koby, p. 379, pl. 103, fig. 2

v 1936 Centrastraea ex. aff. insignis de Fromentel 1887 ; Hackemesser, p. 56

v 2006 Microsolena sp. ; Löser and Ferry, p. 484, figs. 5.7-9

Material. MGB 83323; 2 thin sections.

Dimensions. See Table 20.

Remarks. The present specimen differs from the type material of Periseris frondescens by less regular calicular rows.

Occurrence. Bajocian of Germany (Bayern) Amberg, Bernricht (ABP K2). Callovian of Switzerland (Vaud) Jura, Ste. Croix. Kimmeridgian of Germany (Bayern) Saal an der Donau (FLH 3749). Cretaceous of Greece (Fokída) Kiona massif, Panourgias. Lower Hauterivian (Radiatus Zone) of France (Yonne) Saint-Sauveur. Upper Barremian of France (Ardèche) St. Remèze, Pont de Laval.

Figures

FIGURE 24. Periseris frondescens Orbigny, 1850, MGB 83323. 10: transversal thin section. 11: transversal thin section, detail. 12: longitudinal thin section. Scale 1 mm.