Bathypsammia
Marenzeller, 1907, p. 8
Type Species
Thecopsammia tintinnabulum Pourtales, 1868, p.138, no fig.; Original Designation
Type Specimen: Lectotype; MCZ ; Verified; Dry Preserved
Type Locality: Recent: off Florida, 183-549 m
Type species best described by Cairns (1979). 260 additional paralectotypes at MCZ, 11 at BM, and 1 at YPM. Lectotype designated by Cairns (1979).
Classification
Diagnosis
Corallum solitary, trochoid, attached; epitheca well developed, covering fine hispid ridges; septa normally arranged; columella discrete and spongy; azooxanthellate.
Comparisons
Like Thecopsammia but not septa not arranged in a Pourtalès plan.
Remarks
This genus and family were monographed by Cairns (2001), which included a phylogenetic analysis based on morphology. Three species, only one of them fossil.
This page has been in preparation since 02-Jun-2007 12:35
This version was contributed by Stephen D. Cairns on 05-Jun-2009 18:35.
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The editor is: Stephen D. Cairns
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