Conophyllia cf. hellenica Turnšek and Senowbari−Daryan, 1994

Roniewicz, Ewa, 2011, Early Norian (Triassic) corals from the Northern Calcareous Alps, Austria, and the intra-Norian faunal turnover, Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 56 (2), pp. 401-428 : 418

Conophyllia cf. hellenica Turnšek and Senowbari−Daryan, 1994

Fig. 6E.

2007 Procyclolites ; Roniewicz et al. 2007: 582, Table 1.

Material.—Fragments of large, solitary corals in organodetrital limestone, samples GBA 2009/019/5, 7, and 12, with thin sections.

Measurements (in mm):

GBA d f sd/5 2009/019/12 e.30 e.200 12

Remarks.—The solitary growth form, thin and straight septa with faces covered by pennules or menianes, small−dissepimental endotheca, and the synapticulae enable assignment of this form to Conophyllia . In its large diameter and numerous septa, it is similar to Conophyllia hellenica Turnšek and Senowbari−Daryan (1994: 484 , pl. 10: 1–4) described from Hydra Island, Greece, but the Alpine form differs from the latter in strongly protruding pennules.

Stratigraphic and geographic range.— Austria: Northern Calcareous Alps, Dachstein Plateau north of Feisterscharte, lower Norian, Epigondolella quadrata Conodont Zone. Conophyllia hellenica is known from the Pantokrator Limestone of Hydra Island, Greece, Carnian–lowermost Norian.