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Notophyllia

Dennant, 1899, p. 285

Type Species

N. semivestita Dennant, 1899b,285, pl. 9, fig. 3; Original Designation

Type Specimen: Holotype; NMV P27078; Verified; Dry Preserved

Type Locality: Middle Miocene: Victoria, Australia

Classification

Diagnosis

Corallum solitary, compressed, asexually budding by transverse division; epithecal bands present; or absent; costae present in some species; septa arranged normally; columella spongy or lamellar; azooxanthellate.

Comparisons

Like Endopachys but having septa in normal arrangement.

Remarks

This genus and family were monographed by Cairns (2001), which included a phylogenetic analysis based on morphology. Seven species, four of those fossil.

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

This version was contributed by Stephen D. Cairns on 31-Oct-2008 14:00.

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


Notophyllia semivestita, calicular view
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Notophyllia semivestita, side view
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Notophyllia semivestita, side view
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Notophyllia semivestita, calicular view
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