Notocyathus

Tenison-Woods, 1880, p. 9

Type Species

Caryophyllia viola Duncan, 1864, p. 162, pl. 5, fig. 1; Subsequent Designation Felix, 1927, p. 394

Type Specimen: Holotype; NHMUK R29281; Verified; Dry Preserved

Type Locality: Middle Miocene (Balcombian): Violet Creek (near Muddy Creek), S. Australia

Classification

• Family: Turbinoliidae Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848

Synonyms

• Citharocyathus Alcock, 1902b, p. 118
• Nototrochus Duncan, 1884, p. 17

Diagnosis

Corallum trochoid, with a pointed base and circular cross section; GCD up to 7.5 mm; theca imperforate; costae ridged and serrate, originating by trifurcation; septa hexamerally arranged in 4 cycles; pali before all but last cycle (P1-3), inner edges of each pair of P3 within a system fusing in a V-shaped structure; columella papillose.

Remarks

This genus and family was monographed by Cairns (1997), which included a phylogenetic analysis based on morphology; a good synonymy and discussion of the genus is also given by Cairns (1989). Six species, including 2 Recent (Cairns, 1997; Kuzmacheva, 1987).

Distribution

• Central Europe, Micronesia; Paleocene - Pleistocene
• Western Pacific; Recent

This page has been in preparation since 18-Jul-2008 18:23

This version was contributed by Stephen D. Cairns on 18-Nov-2008 20:14.

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The editor is: Stephen D. Cairns