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Mussidae

Ortmann, 1890, p. 315

Synonyms

Diagnosis

Solitary and colonial; mostly intracalicular budding; meandroid (incl circumoral budding), plocoid, cerioid, or phaceloid; septothecal, paraseptothecal, or parathecal; septa laminar, sometimes fenestrate, formed by one or more fan systems of trabeculae (simple and compound); septal teeth spinose or paddle-shaped, having well-developed secondary calcification axes and limited thickening deposits; spinose (pointed) granulation, often arranged in vertical rows; variable microstructure; sometimes forming paliform lobes; trabecular columella, often spongy; well-developed tabular or vesicular endotheca; peritheca costate or absent.

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This page has been in preparation since 02-Oct-2009 17:15

This version was contributed by Ann Budd on 06-Oct-2009 23:15.

Page authors are: Ann Budd Danwei Huang. Please contact the editor if you would like to contribute to the diagnosis of this taxon.

The editor is: Ann Budd

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