Stylophyllidae
Frech, 1890, p. 42
Diagnosis
Solitary, phaceloid or colonial: cerioid or meandroid; increase intracalicular or lateral; radial elements composed of septal spines more or less fused with each other, free at the inner septal margin; endotheca vesiculous or tabuloid; microstructure composed of bundles of fibers.
Comparisons
The family represents a group of corals of a specific microstructure: bundles of fibers which form septal spines and a stereomal lining of dissepiments. This feature differentiates the stylophyllids from corals of trabecular microstructure.
Remarks
The core group contains Stylophyllum Reuss, Stylophyllipsis Frech, Phacelostylophyllum Melnikova, Pamirophyllum Melnikova and Meandrostylis Frech
Contains
- Anthostylis Roniewicz, 1989: 132
- ?Cardiastraea Beauvais, 1978, p. 86
- Coccophyllum Reuss, 1865:165
- Epismiliopsis Alloiteau, 1952, p. 605
- Haimeicyclus Alloiteau, 1957, p. 105
- Lepidophyllia Duncan, 1868, p. 53
- Macgeopsis Alloiteau, 1957, p. 95
- Meandrostylis Frech, 1890:58
- Meandrostylophyllum Roniewicz and Michalik, 1991: 159
- Molukkia Jaworski, 1915: 83
- Monstroseris Melnikova, 1989: 71
- Oppelismilia Duncan, 1867: 39
- Pamirophyllum Melnikova and Roniewicz, 1990: 86
- Phacelepismilia Beauvais, 1976, p. 68
- Phacelostylophyllum Melnikova, 1972:59
- Pinacophyllum Frech, 1890: 86
- Protostylophyllum Roniewicz and Michalik, 2002, p. 155
- Stylophyllopsis Frech, 1890:48
- Stylophyllum Reuss, 1854:133
This page has been in preparation since 15-Oct-2010 19:00
This version was contributed by Ken Johnson on 29-Aug-2013 11:53.
Page authors are: Ewa Roniewicz. Please contact the editor if you would like to contribute to the diagnosis of this taxon.
The editor is: Ewa Roniewicz
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