Margarophylliidae

Cuif, 1977:40

nomen correctum ex “groupe Margarophyllia” Cuif, 1977, spelling corrected Roniewicz 1989: 24 into subfamily Margarophylliinae Cuif, 1977

Synonyms

• Margarophylliinae Cuif, 1977

Homonyms

• Margarophylliidae Beauvais, 1981

Diagnosis

Solitary, phaceloid or cerioid-meandroid; increase intracalicular, without connection between centers, or with lamellar connections; radial elements of costoseptal type; midseptal zone straight, rarely zigzag; lateral, subvertical folds, which are symmetrically distributed on the septal sides, rarely alternating, thick granules form singular rows along the folds; distal border with granules in a straight row or alternating; endotheca dissepimental; wall epithecal, pellicular.

Contains

• Distichomeandra Cuif, 1976: 133
• Margarastraea Frech in Volz, 1896: 55
• Margarophyllia Volz, 1896: 46
• Margarosmilia Volz, 1896: 32
• Semidistichophyllum Deng Zhan-qiu and Kong Lei, 1984:502
• Thamnomagarosmilia Melnikova, 1996:10

This page has been in preparation since 11-Oct-2010 17:57

This version was contributed by Ewa Roniewicz on 15-Oct-2010 18:24.

Page authors are: Ewa Roniewicz Rosemarie Baron-Szabo. Please contact the editor if you would like to contribute to the diagnosis of this taxon.

The editor is: Ewa Roniewicz