Asterosmilia
Duncan, 1867, p. 653
Type Species
Trochocyathus abnormalis Duncan, 1864, p. 26, pl. 2, figs. 4a-c; Subsequent Designation Vaughan, 1919, p. 354
Type Specimen: Syntype; NHMUK 28801-28806; Verified; Dry Preserved
Type Locality: Miocene: Dominican Republic
Type species best described by Cairns and Wells (1987).
Classification
Diagnosis
Corallum solitary, ceratoid to trochoid in shape; paliform lobes present; columella lamellar or fascicular; vesicular endotheca abundant.
Remarks
See Cairns and Wells (1987) and Dawson (2004): Seven fossil species.
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This version was contributed by Stephen D. Cairns on 03-Nov-2008 16:21.
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The editor is: Stephen D. Cairns
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