Scleractinia taxon details
basis of record
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]
From editor or global species database
Comparison With granulated septal sides it differs from similar in colony type and corallite diameters Tropiastraea Cuif, 1967:905 having strong menianes. [details]
Description Microstructure described and illustrated in Cuif 1967:904, text-fig.1; Cuif 1975: text fig. 24. [details]
Diagnosis Cerioid.Increase intracalicular. Columella styliform. Wall septothecal built of thickened peripheral septal margins. Distal septal margin nearly smooth. Septal sides covered with granules in ranges paralleling distal margin. Inner margin with elongated projections. Dissepiments not abundant. Trabeculae of 70-80µm in radial diameter. [details]
Remark Two species from the Carnian and three species from the Early Norianwerre described. [details]
Status In earlier literature described under the name of Astrocoenia Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848, or Actinastrea d'Orbigny, 1849. [details]
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