original description
Cairns, S.D. (1997). A generic revision and phylogenetic analysis of the Turbinoliidae (Cnidaria: Scleractinia). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 591: 1-55. [details] Available for editors
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record
van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
additional source
Cairns, S.D., R. Baron-Szabo, A.F. Budd, B. Lathuilière, E. Roniewicz, J. Stolarski & K.G. Johnson. (2010). Corallosphere. , available online at http://www.corallosphere.org [details]
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Diagnosis Corallum trochoid, with a GCD up to 13 mm; theca imperforate; costae independent in origin, serrate to granular, numbering twice that of septa; septa arranged in 4 cycles; 6 large P2; columella papillose. [details]
Remark This genus and family was monographed by Cairns (1997), which includes a phylogenetic analysis based on morphology. Two species are included in this genus. [details]
Status Type species well described in Cairns (1995: 88) as Cryptotrochus venustus. See also Cairns and Zibrowius (1997: 142). [details]From other sources
Biology azooxanthellate [details]
Depth range 200-1137 m [details]
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