Australocyathus

Cairns and Parker, 1992, p. 38

Type Species

Deltocyathus vincentinus Dennant, 1904, p. 6, pl. 2, fig. 1; Original Designation

Type Specimen: Paratype; NMV ; Verified; Unknown

Type Locality: Recent: South Australia, 16-148 m

Type species well described by Cairns and Parker (1992: 39). Paratypes also deposited at SAM and USNM (see Stranks, 1993).

Classification

• Family: Turbinoliidae Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848

Diagnosis

Corallum cylindrical, resulting from transverse division, the anthocyathus stage up to 11 mm in GCD; theca imperforate; finely granular, higher cycle costae originating by trifurcation; septa hexamerally arranged in 4 cycles; small multiple P1-3; columella rudimentary, granular.

Comparisons

Similar to Peponocyathus, but differs in having a rudimentary columella, and multiple paliform lobes per septum

Remarks

This genus and family was monographed by Cairns (1997), which included a phylogenetic analysis based on morphology. Monotypic.

Distribution

• Western Pacific; Recent

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

This version was contributed by Stephen D. Cairns on 18-Nov-2008 20:05.

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The editor is: Stephen D. Cairns