BAP #372-373
1. The ostracode families Bythocytheridae, Healdiidae, and Bairdiocyprididae in the Pennsylvanian of the Appalachian Basin written by R.D. Hoare
Numerous specimens representing Bythocytheridae, Healdiidae, and Bairdiocyprididae were found in Pennsylvanian shales and limestones at 59 localities in the Appalachian basin. The presence of the genus Asturiella Bless in collections of Morrowan age helps to confirm a close relationship between North America and Europe during the late Paleozoic.
2. Zaphrentis and the Zaphrentidae (Devonian; Anthozoa) written by W.A. Oliver, Jr.
Zaphrentis is one of the most widely used names in Paleozoic coral paleontology. Species of "Zaphrentis" have been named from every Paleozoic System except the Cambrian. Variants of the word, such as zaphrentoid, are widely used with varied meanings. Nomenclatural spinoffs are numerous: Neozaphrentis and Heterophrentis are obvious examples, but dozens of additional genera have type species that were originally described in Zaphrentis. Many paleontologists are familiar with the word but few really know what it means.
Richard D. Hoare, William A. Jr. Oliver
Pages: 44pp., 5 pls.; 46/10
Issue: BAP 372-373
Year published: 2007