Concentrotheca
Cairns, 1979, p. 66
Type Species
Thecocyathus laevigatus Pourtales, 1871:14, pl. 5, figs. 3-4; Original Designation
Type Specimen: Syntype; MCZ 2772, 5609; Verified; Dry Preserved
Type Locality: Recent: Strait of Florida, 183-576 m
114 syntypes
Classification
Diagnosis
Corallum solitary, subcylindrical, attached by a polycyclic base; costae inconspicuous; pali in one crown before S3 or second group of septa; columella papillose.
Comparisons
Differs from Caryophyllia in having a polycyclic base and a papillose columella.
Remarks
2 species, no fossil record
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This version was contributed by Stephen D. Cairns on 16-Oct-2008 14:51.
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