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Table 5 List of scleractinian corals reported from localities having stratigraphic ranges of the coral-bearing strata that are not yet clearly defined: Armenia (*Tithonian–Valanginian; Papoyan, 1982; **Valanginian–Hauterivian; Papoyan, 1989); Norway (Valanginian–Hauterivian; Svalbard, “Spitsbergen; Baron-Szabo, 2005); Poland (Sub-Silesian Nappe, Outer Carpathians; questionable Valanginian age; Kołodziej, 2003); South Africa (upper Valanginian–lower Hauterivian; Uitenhage; Kitchin, 1908); Spain (Berriasian–Valanginian; Andalusia; Geyer & Rosendahl, 1985); USA (Texas, Knowles Limestone; upper Berriasian–Valanginian; Scott, 1984)

From: Scleractinian corals from the Lower Cretaceous of the Alpstein area (Anthozoa; Vitznau Marl; lower Valanginian) and a preliminary comparison with contemporaneous coral assemblages

Armenia

Norway

Poland

Spain

South Africa

USA (Texas)

Remarks

**Agathelia asperella

      
 

Arctangia nathorsti

     
     

Actinaraea tenuis

In having a septal density of 11–13 septa/ 2 mm, the Texan material differs from the species A. tenuis

   

Aulastreaopora sp.

   

*Dermoseris delgadoi

      

*Dimorpharaea lineata

      

**Fungiastraea tendagurensis

      

**Glenarea jurenensis

     

Taxon is in need of revision

   

Hydnophora sp.

   
  

?Intersmilia sp.

    
   

Latiastraea sp

   

**Microphyllia undans

      

*Microsolena exigua

      

**Microsolena crassisepta

      
  

Mitrodendron cf. modicum

    
  

Pachythecophyllia eliasovae

    
  

Placophyllia dianthus

    

**Stylina elegans

      
   

Stylosmilia gracilis

   
    

Thamnasteria sp.

  

*Thecosmilia dichotoma