Scleractinia taxon details
Calamophylliidae Vaughan & Wells, 1943 †
1291120 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1291120)
accepted
Family
- Genus Calamophyllia Blainville, 1830 †
- Genus Stiboria Etallon, 1864 †
- Genus Brachyseris Alloiteau, 1947 † accepted as Comoseris d'Orbigny, 1849 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Stibastraea Étallon, 1859 † accepted as Stibastrea Étallon, 1859 † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Vaughan TW, Wells JW. (1943). Revision of the suborders, families and genera of the Scleractinia. <em>Special Papers of the Geological Society of America.</em> 44: 1-363., available online at https://doi.org/10.1130/spe44-p1 [details]
Status Because it is based on a genus (Calamophyllia- see this genus)of which nobody knows what it is, this family should be...
Status Because it is based on a genus (Calamophyllia- see this genus)of which nobody knows what it is, this family should be abandoned. [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Calamophylliidae Vaughan & Wells, 1943 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1291120 on 2026-08-11
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Vaughan TW, Wells JW. (1943). Revision of the suborders, families and genera of the Scleractinia. <em>Special Papers of the Geological Society of America.</em> 44: 1-363., available online at https://doi.org/10.1130/spe44-p1 [details]
From editor or global species database
Status Because it is based on a genus (Calamophyllia- see this genus)of which nobody knows what it is, this family should be abandoned. [details]
