Cladophyllia cf. furcifera Roemer, 1888

Baron-Szabo, Rosemarie C., 2008, Dendrophylliina, Caryophylliina, Fungiina, Microsolenina, and Stylinina, Zootaxa 1952, pp. 1-244 : 203

Cladophyllia cf. furcifera Roemer, 1888

Pl. 21, fig. 6

v*1888 Cladophyllia furcifera n. sp.: Roemer, p. 8, pl. 1 (31), figs 4a, 4b (topotypes studied).

1909 Cladophyllia furcifera Roemer : Grabau & Shimer, vol I, p. 100, text-fig. 162.

1914 Cladophyllia furcifera Roemer 1888 : Felix, pars 5, p. 41.

1928 Cladophyllia furcifera Roemer 1888 : Adkins, p. 24.

1933 Cladophyllia furcifera Roemer 1888 : Wells, p. 172, pl. 8, figs 5–8.

1990 Cladophyllia furcifera Roemer, 1888 : Morycowa & Roniewicz, p. 168.

v1993 Cladophyllia furcifera Roemer, 1888 : Baron-Szabo, p. 160, pl. 4, fig. 3, text-fig. 6.

2002 Cladophyllia furcifera, Roemer 1888 : Löser et al., p. 144 (older synonmys cited therein).

2002 Cladophyllia furcifera Roemer, 1888 : Baron-Szabo, p. 181.

Dimensions. d= 4–7 mm, juvenile around 2.5 mm; s=32–48 (+s), juvenile 24.

Description. Phaceloid corallum; corallites circular in outline; costosepta compact, straight; S1 and some of S2 reach center of calice, where their inner ends may fuse with trabecular or substyliform columella; remaining septa alternate in length and thickness; anastomoses common; wall septothecal.

Remarks. According to Morycowa & Roniewicz (1990: 168) as well as based on the study of topotypes by the author, Cladophyllia furcifera Roemer has 3 cycles of septa in 6 systems, with the beginning of a fourth one. However, in the Jamaican specimens the number of septa can be slightly larger, corresponding to 4 complete cycles in 6 systems, but otherwise they agree well with Cladophyllia furcifera Roemer, 1888 .

Type locality of species. Albian of Texas .

Distribution. Upper Aptian-Lower Albian of Mexico and northern Spain, Albian of Texas, Maastrichtian of Jamaica (this paper).

New Material. Maastrichtian of Jamaica, NMNH, Coates, coll., sample nos.: 409; 417, (=Jerusalem Mountain Inlier); 553; J-71-34r; J-71-34s; J-71-34u; J-71-34v; J-71-34w; J-71-34x; J-71-34y; J-71-34z (=Rio Minho); J-66-43b (=Vaughnsfield).