Asterosmilia alloiteaui Alloiteau and Tissier 1958

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Alternative combination: Sphenotrochopsis alloiteaui

Synonyms: Kionotrochus briarti Alloiteau and Tissier 1958, Kionotrochus montensis Alloiteau and Tissier 1958, Sphenotrochopsis chavani Alloiteau and Tissier 1958, Sphenotrochopsis straeleni Alloiteau and Tissier 1958

Full reference: J. Alloiteau and J. Tissier. 1958. Les madréporaires du montien des petites pyrénées (Comparaison avec ceux du Montien de Mons). Bulletin de la Société d’Histoire naturelle de Toulouse 93:241-293

Belongs to Asterosmilia according to R. Baron-Szabo 2008

See also Alloiteau and Tissier 1958

Sister taxa: Asterosmilia abnormalis, Asterosmilia aliquantula, Asterosmilia compressa, Asterosmilia duncani, Asterosmilia exarata, Asterosmilia hilli, Asterosmilia irregularis, Asterosmilia profunda

Type specimens:

  • Asterosmilia alloiteaui: Its type locality is Mons, Goffint, which is in a Danian marine horizon in Belgium
  • Kionotrochus briarti: Its type locality is Mons, Goffint, which is in a Danian marine horizon in Belgium.
  • Kionotrochus montensis: Its type locality is Mons, Goffint, which is in a Danian marine horizon in Belgium.
  • Sphenotrochopsis chavani: Its type locality is Mons, Goffint, which is in a Danian marine horizon in Belgium.
  • Sphenotrochopsis straeleni: Its type locality is Mons, Goffint, which is in a Danian marine horizon in Belgium.

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Belgium (1 collection), Iran (3)

Total: 4 collections including 8 occurrences

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