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Nomlandia

Durham and Barnard, 1952, p. 91

Type Species

N. californica Durham and Barnard, 1952, p. 91, pl. 12, fig. 53; Original Designation

Type Specimen: Holotype; SBMNH 35560 SBMNH; Verified; Dry Preserved

Type Locality: Recent: Channel Islands, California, 82 m.

Type species best described by Cairns (1994).

Classification

Diagnosis

Corallum solitary, discoidal, firmly attached; no thecal wall; pali present before third septal cycle; axial edges of septa sinuous; columella fascicular; dissepiments lacking.

Remarks

Only one Recent species, known from only one specimen from the type locality. This may be a juvenile specimen of a different genus or a specimen transported from a different geographic region (Cairns, 1994).

This page has been in preparation since 08-Oct-2008 15:21

This version was contributed by Stephen D. Cairns on 24-Oct-2008 21:09.

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


Nomlandia californica
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