Diploria sarasotana
Weisbord, 1974
Holotype:
UF 8279; Early Pliocene - Late Pliocene, Tamiami Formation; Sarasota, Florida.
Morphologic Description:
Meander series sinuosity
gently curved;
Colony size
medium (10-30cm);
Attachment of skeleton
attached;
Epitheca
absent;
Wall development between buds
few;
Symmetry of bud geometry
multi-directional;
Calice or valley width
medium (5-10mm);
Calice relief
high (4-10mm);
Calicular platform shape
v-shaped;
Coenosteum
fused walls;
Number of septal cycles
3;
Septal spacing (per 5mm)
6-12;
Relative septa thickness
equal;
Relative costae thickness
equal;
Continuity of costae
continuous;
Septal lobes
absent;
Paliform lobes
present;
Columella continuity
continuous;
Columella width
1/3;
Endothecal dissepiments
rare;
Wall structure
septothecal;
Double or single wall
single;
Synonyms:
(C) .
Specimen details:
Image Description
:
holotype
USNM 99999
Image view
: colony.
Locality
: , information needed, Caribbean. - , Formation.
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Distribution:
Early Pliocene - Late Pliocene
, Tamiami Formation. Sarasota, Florida, north Caribbean.
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