A new rhizangiid genus from the Miocene of North America (Sclerangia n. gen.; Florida, USA)

Authors

  • Rosemarie Baron-Szabo Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA; 2 Senckenberg Research Institute, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
  • Stephen Douglas Cairns Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17161/PC.1808.17552

Abstract

The colonial rhizangiid genus Sclerangia n. gen. is described from the Miocene of the USA (Chipola Formation, Florida). The new genus is characterized by plocoid to subcerioid polyp integration, cylindrical to subcylindrical or tympanoid corallites, and an endotheca that is generally absent or made of a very small number of vesicular dissepiments. Compared to other rhizangiid genera, the new taxon is characterized by rather weakly dentate septa. In addition, the new genus differs from all the rhizangiid genera by its consistent encrustation of dead gastropod shells that are inhabited by sipunculid worms.

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2015-04-30

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No. 13 (2015)

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How to Cite

Baron-Szabo, Rosemarie, and Stephen Douglas Cairns. 2015. “A New Rhizangiid Genus from the Miocene of North America (Sclerangia N. Gen.; Florida, USA)”. Paleontological Contributions, no. 13 (April): 1-3. https://doi.org/10.17161/PC.1808.17552.