UGA Stratigraphy Lab

The data is in the strata

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Foerstephyllum

Foerstephyllum (Columnaria) vacuum
MUGM 5297
scale bar is 0.5 mm

Note highly polygonal corallites with short septal spines

Species

Foerstephyllum vacuum (Foerste, 1909)
Occurrence: Liberty, Whitewater, Otter Creek Coral Bed
Reference: Browne, 1965, Simmons and Oliver, 1967
Formerly known as Columnaria vacua, Columnaria halli
Polygonal corallites averaging 4 mm, with tabulae and short septal spines

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