Peponocyathus

Gravier, 1915, p. 5

Type Species

P. variabilis Gravier, 1915 , p. 5, figs. 1-5; Monotypy

Type Specimen: Syntype; MOM Unknown; Verified; Dry Preserved

Type Locality: Recent: Azores, 650-914 m (Station -2214)

=P. folliculus (Pourtalès, 1868). 14 syntypes. See Zibrowius (1980, p. 113) for type deposition. Type species best described by Cairns (1979, p. 113) and Zibrowius (1980) as P. folliculus.

Classification

• Family: Turbinoliidae Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848

Synonyms

• Cylindrophyllia Yabe and Eguchi, 1937, p. 142
• Discotrochus Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848
• Ilerdopsammia Reig Oriol, 1992, p. 28
• Truncatocyathus Stolarski, 1992, p. 423

Diagnosis

Corallum usually reproduces asexually, producing a cylindrical anthocyathus less than 8 mm GCD; theca imperforate; costae granular, originating by trifurcation; septa hexamerally arranged in 3-4 cycles; small pali before all but last cycle; columella papillose.

Remarks

This genus and family was monographed by Cairns (1997), which included a phylogenetic analysis based on morphology. Six species, including 3 fossil.

Distribution

• Western Europe; Late Cretaceous
• Western Europe; Miocene
• Australasia; Miocene
• East Asia; Pleistocene
• Western Pacific; Recent
• Western Atlantic; Recent

This page has been in preparation since 08-Oct-2008 15:21

This version was contributed by Stephen D. Cairns on 19-Nov-2008 21:11.

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The editor is: Stephen D. Cairns