Confluphyllia
Cairns and Zibrowius, 1997, 139
Type Species
C. juncta Cairns and Zibrowius, 1997, p. 140, fig. 19d-g; Original Designation
Type Specimen: Holotype; MNHN ; Verified; Dry Preserved
Type Locality: Recent: Banda Sea, 318-352 m.
Paratypes also deposited at USNM and NNM.
Classification
Diagnosis
Corallum colonial, increase by extracalicular budding resulting in a bushy colony; branches anastomose, united by solid coenosteal bridges; pali absent; columella fascicular; tabular endothecal dissepiments present.
Comparisons
Differs from Goniocorella by having a fascicular columella, ridges costae, and large corallites.
Remarks
Known from only one Recent species
This page has been in preparation since 08-Oct-2008 15:21
This version was contributed by Stephen D. Cairns on 16-Oct-2008 14:56.
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The editor is: Stephen D. Cairns
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