Species
Catenipora maxima (Fischer-Benzon, 1871)
Taxon description
Klaamann, 1966b
Corallum flat, medium-sized, composed of exceptionally big elliptic corallites of 3.0—3.3 X 4.0—4.6 mm. In the spots where chains separate, corallites are triangular in contours. At the sides of meshes up to three corallites are placed, but frequently there is only one. Thickness of walls 0.4—0.5 mm. Tabulae horizontal or in places incomplete. Short septal spinules are rarely observed.
Type specimen data
Synonymy list
1871 Halysites obliqua var. maxima — Fischer-Benzon , pp. 19 , fig. 2:8
1961 Catenipora monstruosa sp. n. — Klaamann , pp. 91-92 , fig. 11:1-2
1966 Catenipora maxima (Fischer-Benzon, 1871) — Klaamann , pp. 29,58-59 , fig. 17:4-5
1967 Catenipora maxima (Fischer-Benzon, 1871) — Stasinska , pp. 48-49 , fig. 4:2a-b
Selection of related publications
Stasinska, A. 1967. Tabulata from Norway, Sweden and from the erratic boulders of Poland. Palaeontologia Polonica 18, 1-112.
Klaamann, E. R. 1966. The incommunicate tabulata of Estonia. ENSV TA Geoloogia Instituudi uurimused 1-97. Eesti NSV TA Geoloogia Instituut.
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Classification
References based on distribution
- Klaamann, 1966b Päri quarry Adavere Stage
- Klaamann, 1966b Tammikääre outcrop Adavere Stage
- Klaamann, 1966b Kõinastu islet Adavere Stage
- Stasinska, 1967 Ringerike, Norway
- Stasinska, 1967 Gotland Silurian
- Stasinska, 1967