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Forolinia
Taxonomy
Forolinia was named by Nestor (1964) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov-u]. Its type is Rosenella pachyphylla.
It was assigned to Labechiidae by Nestor (1964); to Stromatoporoidea by Nestor and Nestor (1977); to Stromatoporoidea by Sepkoski (2002); to Rosenellidae by Steam et al. (1999) and Nestor et al. (2010); and to Stromatoporoidea by Novack-Gottshall (2025).
It was assigned to Labechiidae by Nestor (1964); to Stromatoporoidea by Nestor and Nestor (1977); to Stromatoporoidea by Sepkoski (2002); to Rosenellidae by Steam et al. (1999) and Nestor et al. (2010); and to Stromatoporoidea by Novack-Gottshall (2025).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1964 | Forolinia Nestor |
| 1977 | Forolina Nestor and Nestor |
| 1999 | Forolinia Steam et al. pp. 12 - 13 |
| 2002 | Forolina Sepkoski |
| 2010 | Forolinia Nestor et al. |
| 2025 | Forolina Novack-Gottshall p. 812 |
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G. †Forolinia Nestor 1964
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†Forolinia brevis Nestor 1964
†Forolinia implana Nestor 1964
†Forolinia laminaris Nestor et al. 2010
†Forolinia lenticularis Nestor et al. 2010
†Forolinia lineata Nestor 1964
†Forolinia pachyphylla Nicholson 1886
†Forolinia paka Nestor 1964
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| C. W. Steam et al. 1999 | Skeleton commonly composed of large sized, overlapping, convex upward cyst plates; in a few places alternating with flatter, more thickened bands; with or without denticles, or crenulations in place of denticles, reflecting upward, bubble-like inflections of cyst plates. |