Hoplangia
Gosse, 1860, p. 337
Type Species
H. durotrix Gosse, 1860, p. 338, pl. 10, fig. 9; Monotypy
Type Specimen: Holotype; NHMUK 1934.12.5.6; Verified; Dry Preserved
Type Locality: Recent: English Channel
Type species best described by Zibrowius (1980) and Cairns (1995).
Classification
Synonyms
Diagnosis
Colonial corallum formed by extratentacular budding from a common basal coenosteum; calices arranged in phaceloid to plocoid manner; axial edges of septa smooth; pali, columella, and endotheca absent
Remarks
Once considered as a subgenus of Astrangia (family Rhizangiidae), it is now considered a caryophylliid (Zibrowius, 1980). The genus is monotypic and has no fossil record. Cairns (1995) suggested that the New Zealand occurrence may have been introduced during WWII.
This page has been in preparation since 04-Aug-2008 15:53
This version was contributed by Stephen D. Cairns on 20-Nov-2008 20:27.
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The editor is: Stephen D. Cairns
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