Protoheterastraeidae

Cuif, 1977: 38

nomen correctum ex groupe Protoheterastraea Cuif 1977, spelling corrected in Roniewicz, 1989: 24

Diagnosis

Solitary and phaceloid; increase by division of corallite into 2-4 subequal corallites; radial elements costoseptal, exsert, lateral faces with irregular granules or smooth; midseptal zone straight with more or less distinguishable centers; lateral septal stereome fibronormal or centered; endotheca tabular; wall epithecal with costae embedded.

Contains

• Carpathiphyllia Roniewicz and Michalik, 2002:152
• Paravolzeia Roniewicz, Stanley, Da Costa Monteiro and Grant-Mackie, 2005, p. 293
• Protoheterastraea Wells, 1937:75
• Remismilia Beauvais, 1972: 312

This page has been in preparation since 11-Oct-2010 18:06

This version was contributed by Ewa Roniewicz on 15-Oct-2010 19:48.

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

The editor is: Ewa Roniewicz