Monohedotrochus
Kitahara and Cairns, 2005, 116
Type Species
M. capitolii Kitahara and Cairns, 2005, p. 117, figs. 1, 2A-H; Original Designation
Type Specimen: Holotype; MOVI 24049; Verified; Dry Preserved
Type Locality: Recent: off Brazil, 170 m.
Classification
Diagnosis
Corallum solitary, elongate-conical to trochoid, firmly attached; base monocyclic; septotheca costate; pedicel and base thick; pali absent; columella papillose.
Comparisons
Differs from Oxysmilia in having a monocyclic base
Remarks
Three species, all Recent
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This version was contributed by Stephen D. Cairns on 22-Oct-2008 18:21.
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The editor is: Stephen D. Cairns
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