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Chalcidophyllum
Classification
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Class:
Anthozoa
Subclass:
Rugosa
Order:
Stauriida
Suborder:
Columnariina
Family:
Disphyllidae
Subfamily:
Disphyllinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Chalcidophyllum PEDDER, 1965a, p. 204
Type Species:
C. campanense, OD, †F8786, UNE, Armidale
Images
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Fig. I70,7a,b. ·C. campanense, holotype, Bell Point Ls., Vict., Waratah Bay; a,b, transv., long. secs., XI (Pedder, 1965a).
Synonyms
Minussielia
Geographic Distribution
Asia(Taymyr-NE.USSR)
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Dev.(Frasn.)
Beginning International Stage:
Frasnian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
378.9
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Dev.(Frasn.)
Ending International Stage:
Frasnian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
371.1
Description
Solitary or weakly compound; corallites trochoid to cylindrical; septa smooth, thin, radially arranged; minor septa may be almost completely withdrawn to outer wall, major septa may extend to axis or stop short of it and may be discontinuous in places; dissepiments numerous, unequal, in herringbone arrangement where minor septa are withdrawn; tabulae broad, incomplete, sloping so that floor of tabularium is depressed axially [PEDDER, JACKSON, & PHILLIP, 1970, p. 237].
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Class:
Anthozoa
Subclass:
Rugosa
Order:
Stauriida
Suborder:
Columnariina
Family:
Disphyllidae
Subfamily:
Disphyllinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Chalcidophyllum PEDDER, 1965a, p. 204
Type Species:
C. campanense, OD, †F8786, UNE, Armidale
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. I70,7a,b. ·C. campanense, holotype, Bell Point Ls., Vict., Waratah Bay; a,b, transv., long. secs., XI (Pedder, 1965a).
Synonyms
Minussielia
Geographic Distribution
Asia(Taymyr-NE.USSR)
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Dev.(Frasn.)
Beginning International Stage:
Frasnian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
378.9
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Dev.(Frasn.)
Ending International Stage:
Frasnian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
371.1
Description
Solitary or weakly compound; corallites trochoid to cylindrical; septa smooth, thin, radially arranged; minor septa may be almost completely withdrawn to outer wall, major septa may extend to axis or stop short of it and may be discontinuous in places; dissepiments numerous, unequal, in herringbone arrangement where minor septa are withdrawn; tabulae broad, incomplete, sloping so that floor of tabularium is depressed axially [PEDDER, JACKSON, & PHILLIP, 1970, p. 237].