Scleractinia taxon details
original description
Roniewicz E. (1996). Upper Triassic solitary corals from the Gosaukamm and other north Alpine regions, Austria. <em>Denkschriften Österreichisch Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenchaftliche Klasse.</em> 202: 3−41. [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 In the microstructure of septa Coryphyllina is similar to Coryphyllia, from which it differs in differentiation of thin trabecular mid-septal zone into portions resulting in its division into sub-units, and dissociation of inner margin into rare projections; septal projections form papillar columella. [details]
Description Description of the type species in Roniewicz,1996:25. [details]
Diagnosis Solitary. Septa differentiated into 4 size orders; septa of the ultimate order lonsdaleoid; inner septal margin dissociated ino projections which form papillar columella. Dissepiments vesicular. Wall septothecal with addition of fibous-radial stereom of the inner epithecal layer. [details]
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