LITHOPHYLLUM IPPOLITOI. A NEW SPECIES OF CORALLINE ALGAE FROM TERTIARY PIEDMONT BASIN

Authors

  • PATRIZIA FRAVEGA
  • MICHELE PIAZZA
  • GRAZIA VANNUCCI

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13130/2039-4942/8910

Keywords:

Systematic palaeobotany, Corallinaceae, Lithophyllum, Oligocene, Tertiary Piedmont Basin.

Abstract

A new species of the genus Lithophyllum (Lithophyllum ippolitoi) was discovered in the Oligocene section of Toleto (Molare Formation, Tertiary Piedmont Basin). The holotype overgrows a coral colony, and is characterised by morphological features and dimensions of cells that are clearly different from those of the other recorded species of Lithophyllum.

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Received 2017-08-01
Accepted 2017-08-01