Mesomorpha cf. punctata (de Fromentel, 1857)

Remarks

• Collector:    George Hansen

• Formation:  Trinity Group, Upper Glen Rose Limestone

• Location:     Comal County, TX

We'd like to thank Hannes Löser for identifying the coral for us.  He indicated that this is a tentative assignment, so the name may change as we get additional information (thus the "cf.").

FYI:  Mesozoic corals are a group that are in bad need of a taxonomic overhaul.

General Info

Synonyms (older names and misidentifications in the literature)

(The synonymy is for Mesomorpha punctata (de Fromentel), and is provided for the viewer's reference.)

• 1857 Thamnastraea punctata de Fromentel

• 1861 Centrastraea punctata de Fromentel; de Fromentel

• 1887 Centrastraea punctata de Fromentel; de Fromentel

• 1893 Thamnastraea punctata de Fromentel; Jaccard

• 1914 Thamnastraea punctata Fromentel; Felix

• 1914 Thamnaraea cancellata Koby

• 1914 Centrastraea punctata Fromentel; Felix

• 1925 Centrastraea punctata de Fromentel; Corroy

• 1941 Centrastraea punctata E. de From.; Alloiteau

• 1960 Thamnasteria punctata Fromentel; Kuzmicheva

• 1964 Thamnasteria punctata (From.); Kuzmicheva

• 1964 Ahrdorffia punctata (Fromentel, 1857); Morycowa

• 1966 Thamnasteria punctata Fromentel; Kuzmicheva

• 1970 Ahrdorffia punctata (de Fromentel); Czermisńki

• 1970 Thamnasteria punctata From.; Kuzmicheva

• 1972 Thamnasteria punctata Fromentel; Kuzmicheva

• 1975 Thamnasteria punctata From.; Kuzmicheva

• 1977 Thamanasteria punctata From.; Khalilov et al.

• 1977 Mesomorpha punctata (de Fromentel); Masse

• 1978 Thamnasteria punctata (From.); Sikharulidze

• 1979 Thamnasteria punctata (From.); Sikharulidze

• 1980 Thamnasteria punctata Fromentel; Chernov & Yanin

• 1985 Thamnasteria punctata From.; Bugrova et al.

• 1985 Mesomorpha punctata (Fromentel, 1857); Sikharulidze

• 1985 Thamnasteria punctata From.; Kuzmicheva

• 1987 Thamnasteria punctata Fromentel, 1857; Kuzmicheva

• 1988 Thamnasteria punctata Fromentel, 1857; Kuzmicheva

• 1989 Mesomorpha punctata (Fromentel, 1857); Löser

• 1995 Mesomorpha cf. punctata Fromentel; Fricot

• 1999 Thamnasteria punctata (Fromentel); Bugrova

• 1989 Thamnasteria punctata (Fromentel, 1857); Löser

Stratigraphic Occurrence (a tentative list)

• Trinity Group, Upper Glen Rose Limestone of Central Texas

• Early Aptian age rocks of Poland

• Aptian rocks of Switzerland

• Late Barremian age rocks of Poland

• Barremian age rocks of Azerbaidjan

• Barremian age rocks of Turkmenistan

• Barremian age rocks of France

• Barremian age rocks of Georgia

• Hauterivian age rocks of Turkmenistan

• Early Hauterivian age rocks of France

• Early Hauterivian age rocks of the Ukraine

• Valanginian age rocks of Turkmenistan

Age (tentative assignment)

• Mesomorpha cf. punctata (de Fromentel) ranges from the Valanginian Stage to Middle Albian Stage (~ 133-108 mya)

Geographic Occurrence (a tentative list)

• Azerbaidjan

• Comal County, TX

• European Georgia

• France

• Poland

• Switzerland

• Travis County, TX

• Turkmenistan

• Ukraine

Remarks

Source:

Löser, H.  2002.  Catalogue of Cretaceous Corals 2.  List of Citations (L-Z).  Dresden:  CPress Verlag, p. 665.