Scleractinia taxon details

Aulophyllia Alloiteau, 1957 †

Lectotype of the type species of Aulophyllia
Lectotype of the type species of Aulophyllia

1581231 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1581231)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Hexacorallia (Class)
  6. Scleractinia (Order)
  7. Scleractinia suborder incertae sedis (Suborder)
  8. Distichophylliidae † (Family)
  9. Aulophyllia † (Genus)
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Alloiteau J. (1957). Contribution à la systématique des Madréporaires fossiles. <em>Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris.</em> pp 462. [details] 
Description Solitary, proximally trochoid then subcylindric. Weakly infundibuliform calicular platform. Elliptical tranverse section....  
Description Solitary, proximally trochoid then subcylindric. Weakly infundibuliform calicular platform. Elliptical tranverse section. Radial elements are compact costosepta straight or slightly curved. Major septa anastomosing in the central zone, other seem to be free. Lateral faces show granules arranged in carinae perpendicular to the distal edge. Septal microstructure unknown. Bilateral symmetry marked by the curvature of septa, the elongation of the axial zone as well as the elliptical section. Inner edge of major septa anastomosed to the sublamellar columella. Abundant endotheca made of dissepiments arranged parallel to the distal edge of septa. Smooth parathecal wall. No synapticule, no pali. [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Aulophyllia Alloiteau, 1957 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1581231 on 2026-10-01
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original description Alloiteau J. (1957). Contribution à la systématique des Madréporaires fossiles. <em>Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris.</em> pp 462. [details] 

basis of record Cairns, S.D., R. Baron-Szabo, A.F. Budd, B. Lathuilière, E. Roniewicz, J. Stolarski & K.G. Johnson. (2010). Corallosphere. , available online at http://www.corallosphere.org [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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Description Solitary, proximally trochoid then subcylindric. Weakly infundibuliform calicular platform. Elliptical tranverse section. Radial elements are compact costosepta straight or slightly curved. Major septa anastomosing in the central zone, other seem to be free. Lateral faces show granules arranged in carinae perpendicular to the distal edge. Septal microstructure unknown. Bilateral symmetry marked by the curvature of septa, the elongation of the axial zone as well as the elliptical section. Inner edge of major septa anastomosed to the sublamellar columella. Abundant endotheca made of dissepiments arranged parallel to the distal edge of septa. Smooth parathecal wall. No synapticule, no pali. [details]

Remark The lectotype comes from an outcrop (Bettaincourt) where most of the fossils are rolled in a high energy environment. The absence of epitheca, the appearance of the "columella" and the relief of the calice can be related to this taphonomic history. The figure of a radial element in lateral view by Alloiteau 1957 cannot be recognised on the lectotype. An interpretation of a rolled Montlivaltia cannot be discarded. Placed by Alloiteau among Smilotrochidae. 4 Jurassic nominal species but very few fossils. [details]
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