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A new Carboniferous rugose coral genus from northern England
Author(s) -
Nudds JOHN R.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
palaeontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.69
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1475-4983
pISSN - 0031-0239
DOI - 10.1111/1475-4983.00071
Subject(s) - carboniferous , genus , paleontology , coral , geology , biology , zoology , ecology , structural basin
Pleionastraea gen. nov. of the family Lithostrotionidae is described from the Lower Carboniferous Brigantian Stage of northern England. Two species, P. magna P. matura , are referred to it. This astraeoid/thamnasterioid genus is distinguished from Orionastraea by its larger dimensions, but is considered to have followed the same evolutionary trend of a gradual breakdown of the corallite wall.