Variabilifavia confertissima Reuss 1868

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae

Alternative combinations: Favia confertissima, Goniastrea confertissima

Synonyms: Diploria crebriformis Michelotti 1838, Favia perrandi Prever 1922, Meandrina crebriformis Michelotti 1838

Full reference: A. E. Reuss. 1868. Paläontologische Studien über die älteren Tertiärschichten der Alpen, 1: Die fossilen Anthozoen der Schichten von Castelgomberto [Paleontological studies about the older Tertiary beds in the Alps, 1: The fossil Anthozoa from the Castelcomberto Formation]. Denkschriften der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse 28:129-184

Belongs to Variabilifavia according to A. F. Budd and F. R. Bosellini 2016

See also Frost 1981, Pfister 1980 and Reuss 1868

Sister taxon: Variabilifavia ausuganensis

Type specimens:

  • Variabilifavia confertissima: Its type locality is Monte Grumi, Castelgomberto, which is in a Rupelian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Castelgomberto Formation of Italy
  • Diploria crebriformis:
  • Favia perrandi:

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Italy (15 collections)

• Eocene of Germany (1), Italy (1)

Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence

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