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Madracis
Classification
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Class:
Anthozoa
Subclass:
Octocorallia
Order:
Scleractinia
Suborder:
Astrocoeniina
Family:
Pocilloporidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Madracis M.EDW-H., 1849
Type Species:
M. asperula
Images
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Fig. 263,4a. *M. asperula, Rec., 15 m depth, Porto Rico, X10 (195). -- Fig. 263,4b. M. mirabilis Duch. & Mich., Rec., Porto Rico, X1 (195)
Synonyms
Axhelia, Axohelia, Reussia, Pentalophora, Pstylopsammia
Geographic Distribution
U.Cret.-Rec., ?Eu.-IndoPac.-N.Am.-W.Indies
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Cret.
Beginning International Stage:
Cenomanian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
100.5
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Ramose to submassive, Septa well developed with smooth margins, higher cycles reduced to spines, arranged in groups of 8 or 10, Columella styliform, prominent
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Class:
Anthozoa
Subclass:
Octocorallia
Order:
Scleractinia
Suborder:
Astrocoeniina
Family:
Pocilloporidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Madracis M.EDW-H., 1849
Type Species:
M. asperula
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 263,4a. *M. asperula, Rec., 15 m depth, Porto Rico, X10 (195). -- Fig. 263,4b. M. mirabilis Duch. & Mich., Rec., Porto Rico, X1 (195)
Synonyms
Axhelia, Axohelia, Reussia, Pentalophora, Pstylopsammia
Geographic Distribution
U.Cret.-Rec., ?Eu.-IndoPac.-N.Am.-W.Indies
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Cret.
Beginning International Stage:
Cenomanian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
100.5
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Ramose to submassive, Septa well developed with smooth margins, higher cycles reduced to spines, arranged in groups of 8 or 10, Columella styliform, prominent