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Phacellophyllum
Classification
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Class:
Anthozoa
Subclass:
Rugosa
Order:
Stauriida
Suborder:
Columnariina
Family:
Phillipsastreidae
Subfamily:
Group 3
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Phacellophyllum GÜRICH, 1909, p. 102
Type Species:
Lithodendron caespitosum Goldfuss, 1826, p. 44, OD, †156, Goldfuss Coll., IP, Bonn, lectotype by Lang & SMITH, 1935, p. 574
Images
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Fig. 184,1a,b. *P. caespitosum (GOLDFUSS), lectotype, ?Givet., "Berndorf," Ger., Eifel; a,b, transv., long. sees., X2 (Hill, n: photographs courtesy R. Birenheide).
Synonyms
Thamnophyllum, ?Senceliastraea, Profascicularia, Fascicularia, Oberkunzendorf, Lithodendron caespitosum
Geographic Distribution
Australia(New S.Wales); M.Dev., Eu.(U.K.-France-Bdg.- Ger.-Pol.-Aus.-Czech.-USSR)-Asia (Urals-Kuzbas)-N.
Afr.(Zemmour)-Australia(Queensl.); U.Dev., Eu. (USSR-Armenia)-N.Am.(NW.Terr.)-W. Australia.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
L.Dev.
Beginning International Stage:
Lochkovian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
419
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
L.Dev.
Ending International Stage:
Emsian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
394.3
Description
Dendroid or phaceloid; corallites diverging after increase, may be united by dissepimental tissue in axils of branches; septa fusiform in transverse section, but not carinate; dissepimentarium regular, biserial, with inner row of horseshoe dissepiments arranged in pipe about tabularium, and an outer row of flat dissepiments; in places additional subglobose dissepiments may develop declined inward and outward from pipe; tabulae complete or incomplete, with adaxially declined peripheral tabellae [HILL & JELL, 1970b, p. 27].
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Class:
Anthozoa
Subclass:
Rugosa
Order:
Stauriida
Suborder:
Columnariina
Family:
Phillipsastreidae
Subfamily:
Group 3
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Phacellophyllum GÜRICH, 1909, p. 102
Type Species:
Lithodendron caespitosum Goldfuss, 1826, p. 44, OD, †156, Goldfuss Coll., IP, Bonn, lectotype by Lang & SMITH, 1935, p. 574
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 184,1a,b. *P. caespitosum (GOLDFUSS), lectotype, ?Givet., "Berndorf," Ger., Eifel; a,b, transv., long. sees., X2 (Hill, n: photographs courtesy R. Birenheide).
Synonyms
Thamnophyllum, ?Senceliastraea, Profascicularia, Fascicularia, Oberkunzendorf, Lithodendron caespitosum
Geographic Distribution
Australia(New S.Wales); M.Dev., Eu.(U.K.-France-Bdg.- Ger.-Pol.-Aus.-Czech.-USSR)-Asia (Urals-Kuzbas)-N.
Afr.(Zemmour)-Australia(Queensl.); U.Dev., Eu. (USSR-Armenia)-N.Am.(NW.Terr.)-W. Australia.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
L.Dev.
Beginning International Stage:
Lochkovian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
419
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
L.Dev.
Ending International Stage:
Emsian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
394.3
Description
Dendroid or phaceloid; corallites diverging after increase, may be united by dissepimental tissue in axils of branches; septa fusiform in transverse section, but not carinate; dissepimentarium regular, biserial, with inner row of horseshoe dissepiments arranged in pipe about tabularium, and an outer row of flat dissepiments; in places additional subglobose dissepiments may develop declined inward and outward from pipe; tabulae complete or incomplete, with adaxially declined peripheral tabellae [HILL & JELL, 1970b, p. 27].