Stylophyllidae

Volz, 1896:85

Diagnosis

Solitary, phaceloid or colonial: cerioid or meandroid; increase intracalicular or lateral; radial elements composed of septal spines more or less fused with each other, free at the inner septal margin; endotheca vesiculous or tabuloid; microstructure composed of bundles of fibers.

Comparisons

The family represents a group of corals of a specific microstructure: bundles of fibers which form septal spines and a stereomal lining of dissepiments. This feature differentiates the stylophyllids from corals of trabecular microstructure.

Remarks

The core group contains Stylophyllum Reuss, Stylophyllipsis Frech, Phacelostylophyllum Melnikova, Pamirophyllum Melnikova and Meandrostylis Frech

Contains

• Phacelostylophyllum Melnikova, 1972:59
• Stylophyllum Reuss, 1854:133
• Heterastraea Tomes, 1888, p. 210
• Lepidophyllia Duncan, 1868, p. 53
• Stylophyllopsis Frech, 1890:48
• Monstroseris Melnikova, 1989: 71
• Pamirophyllum Melnikova and Roniewicz, 1990: 86
• Lepiconus Stoppani, 1857:417
• Protostylophyllum Roniewicz and Michalik, 2002:155
• Coccophyllum Reuss, 1865:165
• Meandrostylophyllum Roniewicz and Michalik, 1991: 159
• Meandrostylis Frech, 1890:58
• Molukkia Jaworski, 1915: 83
• Coelomeandra Beauvais and Poulton, 1980:96
• Phacelepismilia Beauvais, 1976, p. 68
• Anthostylis Roniewicz, 1989: 132
• Macgeopsis Alloiteau, 1957, p. 95
• Epismiliopsis Alloiteau, 1952, p. 605
• Pinacophyllum Frech, 1890: 86
• Oppelismilia Duncan, 1867: 39
• ?Cardiastraea Beauvais, 1978, p. 86

This page has been in preparation since 15-Oct-2010 19:00

This version was contributed by Ewa Roniewicz on 15-Oct-2010 19:37.

Page authors are: Ewa Roniewicz. Please contact the editor if you would like to contribute to the diagnosis of this taxon.

The editor is: Ewa Roniewicz