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Vaughanella

Gravier, 1915, p. 10

Type Species

Caryophyllia margaritata Jourdan, 1895, p. 13, pl. 1, figs. 9-10; Original Designation

Type Specimen: Syntype; MOM ; Not Traced; Unknown

Type Locality: Recent: off Newfoundland, 1267 m.

30 syntypes; type species rarely collected

Classification

Diagnosis

Corallum solitary, patellate to trochoid, usually firmly attached; theca costate; paliform lobes before all but last septal cycle; columella papillose.

Comparisons

Similar to Stephanocyathus, but having an attached corallum.

Remarks

Four Recent species

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

This version was contributed by Stephen D. Cairns on 16-Oct-2008 19:04.

Page authors are: Stephen D. Cairns. Please contact the editor if you would like to contribute to the diagnosis of this taxon.

The editor is: Stephen D. Cairns

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