Cyathophoridae
Vaughan and Wells, 1943
Diagnosis
Ramose or plocoid, rarely cerioid. Colony formation by extratentacular budding. Septa rarely in more than 2 cycles, slightly exsert. No columella. Endothecal dissepiments thin and tabulate. Coenosteum vesicular or tabular, surface spinose.
Contains
- Bathycoenia Tomes, 1883, p. 176
- Tetracoenia Orbigny, 1850, vol. 2, p. 121
- Bilaterocoenia Morycowa, 1974, p. 463
- Siliningastraea Liao, 1982, p. 173
- Cyathophora Michelin, 1843, p. 104
- Columellophora Eliasova, 1989, p. 114
- Cyathophoropsis Alloiteau, 1947, p. 200
- Orbignycaenia Alloiteau, 1948, p. 723
- Holocystis Lonsdale, 1849, p. 253
- Nowakocoenia Kolodziej, 2000, p. 187
This page has been in preparation since 02-Oct-2009 17:15
This version was contributed by Ken Johnson on 02-Oct-2009 17:15.
Page authors are: Rosemarie Baron-Szabo. Please contact the editor if you would like to contribute to the diagnosis of this taxon.
The editor is: Rosemarie Baron-Szabo
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