Scleractinia taxon details
Parastraeomorpha Roniewicz, 1989 †
1440308 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1440308)
accepted
Genus
Parastraeomorpha minuscula Roniewicz, 1989 † (type by original designation)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Roniewicz E. (1989). Triassic scleractinian corals of the Zlambach Beds, northern Calcareous Alps, Austria. <em>Denkschriften Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse.</em> 126: 1-152, pls. 1-43. [details]
Description Described and figured, with microstructural details, in Roniewicz, 1989:98, pl.30, fig. 1, 2.
Description Described and figured, with microstructural details, in Roniewicz, 1989:98, pl.30, fig. 1, 2. [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Parastraeomorpha Roniewicz, 1989 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1440308 on 2025-05-13
Date
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original description
Roniewicz E. (1989). Triassic scleractinian corals of the Zlambach Beds, northern Calcareous Alps, Austria. <em>Denkschriften Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse.</em> 126: 1-152, pls. 1-43. [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., R. Baron-Szabo, A.F. Budd, B. Lathuilière, E. Roniewicz, J. Stolarski & K.G. Johnson. (2010). Corallosphere. , available online at http://www.corallosphere.org [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., R. Baron-Szabo, A.F. Budd, B. Lathuilière, E. Roniewicz, J. Stolarski & K.G. Johnson. (2010). Corallosphere. , available online at http://www.corallosphere.org [details]




From editor or global species database
Comparison Parastraeomorpha, in general morphology similar to Astraeomorpha Reuss, differs from it in a lack of menianes and in development of synapticulae dominating over other horizontal skeletal structures. [details]Description Described and figured, with microstructural details, in Roniewicz, 1989:98, pl.30, fig. 1, 2. [details]
Diagnosis Thamnasterioid. Septa laminar, thin-trabecular. Columella styliform. Septal faces smooth or with rudimentary pennular expansions. Synapticulae large, independent of other structures. Dissepiments thin, rare. [details]
Remark Two species are known. [details]