Notophyllia
Dennant, 1899, p. 285
Type Species
N. semivestita Dennant, 1899b,285, pl. 9, fig. 3; Original Designation
Type Specimen: Holotype; NMV P27078; Verified; Dry Preserved
Type Locality: Middle Miocene: Victoria, Australia
Classification
Diagnosis
Corallum solitary, compressed, asexually budding by transverse division; epithecal bands present; or absent; costae present in some species; septa arranged normally; columella spongy or lamellar; azooxanthellate.
Comparisons
Like Endopachys but having septa in normal arrangement.
Remarks
This genus and family were monographed by Cairns (2001), which included a phylogenetic analysis based on morphology. Seven species, four of those fossil.
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This version was contributed by Stephen D. Cairns on 31-Oct-2008 14:00.
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The editor is: Stephen D. Cairns
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