Faksephyllia
Floris, 1972, p. 73
Type Species
Caryophyllia faxoensis Beck in Lyell, 1837, p. 248, text-fig. 249; Original Designation
Type Specimen: Neotype; MMH 2043; Verified; Dry Preserved
Type Locality: Paleocene (Middle Danian): Denmark
Holotype lost, the neotype designated by Floris (1972, p. 76). Type species best described and figured by Floris (1972). Mineralogical Museum of the University of Copenhagen
Classification
Diagnosis
Corallum colonial, dendroid, achieved by equal intratentacular budding; theca granular (not epithecate); pali absent; trabecular columella well developed; dissepiments present but rare.
Comparisons
Very similar to Solenosmilia, but differing in growth shape.
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This version was contributed by Stephen D. Cairns on 14-Jul-2011 19:02.
Page authors are: Stephen D. Cairns Rosemarie Baron-Szabo. 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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