Cunnolitidae

Alloiteau, 1952

Synonyms

• Cyclolitidae d'Orbigny, 1851

Diagnosis

Solitary and colonial, subdiscoid, patellate, or cupolate. Hermatypic. Colony formation by circumoral or intratentacular budding. Corallite wall synapticulothecal, complete or incomplete. Septa composed of compound trabeculae. Septal perforations at inner ends and near upper margins. Septa strongly beaded marginally, perforations generally filled secondarily, axis of trabecular divergence inclined outward. Synapticulae simple or appear as thin threads. Endothecal dissepiments and columella weak or absent.

Contains

• Aspidastraea Kuehn, 1933, p. 179
• Aspidiscus Koenig, 1825, p. 1
• Cunnolites Alloiteau, 1952, p. 666
• Paracycloseris Wells, 1934, p. 86

This page has been in preparation since 02-Oct-2009 17:15

This version was contributed by Ken Johnson on 02-Oct-2009 17:15.

Page authors are: Rosemarie Baron-Szabo. Please contact the editor if you would like to contribute to the diagnosis of this taxon.

The editor is: Rosemarie Baron-Szabo