Coenosmilia
Pourtales, 1874, 39
Type Species
C. arbuscula Pourtalès, 1874, p. 39, pl. 7, fig. 1.; Monotypy
Type Specimen: Syntype; MCZ 2761, 5622; Verified; Dry Preserved
Type Locality: Recent: Barbados.
10 syntypes. Type species best described by Cairns (1979).
Classification
Diagnosis
Corallum colonial, forming small bushy colony by extracalicular budding; pali absent; columella spongy to trabecular; tabular endothecal dissepiments abundant.
Remarks
Two Recent species.
This page has been in preparation since 08-Oct-2008 15:21
This version was contributed by Stephen D. Cairns on 22-Oct-2008 19:13.
Page authors are: Stephen D. Cairns. Please contact the editor if you would like to contribute to the diagnosis of this taxon.
The editor is: Stephen D. Cairns
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