Baryphyllia maxima ( Umbgrove, 1925 )

Baron-Szabo, Rosemarie C., 2008, Dendrophylliina, Caryophylliina, Fungiina, Microsolenina, and Stylinina, Zootaxa 1952, pp. 1-244 : 187-188

Baryphyllia maxima ( Umbgrove, 1925)

Pl. 19, fig. 1

v*1925 Orbicella maxima spec. nov.: Umbgrove, p. 104, pl. 10, fig. 14. 2002 Montastrea maxima ( Umbgrove, 1925) : Leloux, p. 13.

Dimensions. d (min)=up to 14 mm; d (max)=up to 18 mm; s=96.

Description. Massive, subplocoid colony; corallites projecting; costosepta irregularly porous, subcompact in older cycles, developed in 5 complete cycles in 6 systems; columella parietal, well-developed.

Remarks. The material illustrated by Meyer (1987) as Brachyphyllia maxima (Umbgrove) shows all the characteristics of the genus Brachyphyllia . However, the type material of the species O. maxima corresponds to the genus Baryphyllia .

Type locality of species. Maastrichtian of The Netherlands ( St. Pietersberg)

Distribution. Maastrichtian of The Netherlands.