Permian colonial corals from Artinskian to Kungurian strata in the Conglomerate Mesa area, Inyo Mountains, east-central California, include five new species, one of which is assigned to a new genus. The new taxa are: Malpaisia maceyi n. gen. and n. sp., Pararachnastraea bellula n. sp., P. delicata n. sp., P. owensensis n. sp., and Cordillerastraea inyoensis n. sp. These species, several of which compare most closely with other Artinskian and Kungurian species from eastern Nevada and northern Mexico, represent three distinct stocks that differentiated on an isolated submarine uplift offshore from the main part of the Cordilleran carbonate shelf.
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Publication type:
Article
Publication Subtype:
Journal Article
Title:
New Permian durhaminid cerioid corals from east-central California
Series title:
Journal of Paleontology
DOI:
10.1666/09-043.1
Volume:
83
Issue:
6
Year Published:
2009
Language:
English
Publisher:
The Paleontological Society
Contributing office(s):
Geology, Minerals, Energy and Geophysics Science Center
