Bathelia
Moseley, 1881, p. 177
Type Species
B. candida Moseley, 1881, p. 177, pl. 8, figs. 1-6; Monotypy
Type Specimen: Syntype; NHMUK ; Verified; Dry Preserved
Type Locality: Recent; off Rio de la Plata, 1097 m
Type species best described by Cairns (1982).
Classification
Diagnosis
Corallum colonial, a dendroid (regular alternate budding) shape produced by extracalicular budding (some intracalicular budding nay also occur); coenosteum dense; axial edges of septa smooth; a crown of pali before S3; columella of irregular ribbons.
Remarks
Monotypic.
This page has been in preparation since 04-Aug-2008 20:53
This version was contributed by Stephen D. Cairns on 20-Nov-2008 20:51.
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
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