Scleractinia taxon details
original description
Schäfer F, Senowbari-Daryan B. (1978). Neue Korallen (Scleractinia) aus Oberrhät-Riffkalken südlich von Salzburg (Nördliche Kalkalpen, Österreich). <em>Senckenbergiana Lethaea.</em> 59 (1/3): 117-135, 3 pls. [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 From the most similar, meniane-bearing Triassic thamnasterioid genus Thamnasteriamorpha Melnikova,1971 it differs in cirumoral budding producing very distant from each other rows of calices, thin septa showing tendency to porosity, and a mass development of synapticulae in the intercalicular zone. [details]
Description Well described and illustrated in Shaefer and Senowbari-Daryan 1978, and its resemblance to other thamnasterioid genera discussed. The microstructure is illustrated in Roniewicz 1989: pl.31,fig.2,3. [details]
Diagnosis Thamnasterioid. Increase by circumoral budding. Septa generally compact, thin; possible desintegration of the septal blades into thick trabeculae. Menianes protruding, their edge smooth and directed upwards. Synapticulae numerous in the intercalicular zone. Columella styliform, thick and complex in structure. Dissepiments vesicular. [details]
Remark Two species are known. [details]
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