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WoRMS taxon detailsPalocyathus Filkorn, 1994 †
 1513248 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1513248)
accepted
Genus
Palocyathus seymourensis Filkorn, 1994 † (type by original designation)
marine,
fossil only
Filkorn HF. (1994). Fossil Scleractinian Corals from James Ross Basin, Antarctica. <em>Antarctic Research Series.</em> 65: 1-96., available online at https://doi.org/10.1029/ar065 [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2024). World List of Scleractinia. Palocyathus Filkorn, 1994 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1513248 on 2024-07-16
Date action by
original description
Filkorn HF. (1994). Fossil Scleractinian Corals from James Ross Basin, Antarctica. <em>Antarctic Research Series.</em> 65: 1-96., available online at https://doi.org/10.1029/ar065 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details] basis of record Cairns, S.D. (1997). A generic revision and phylogenetic analysis of the Turbinoliidae (Cnidaria: Scleractinia). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 591: 1-55. [details] Available for editors  [request]  Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Comparison Similar but differs from Bothrophoria in having P2-3, not P1-3. [details]Diagnosis Corallum trochoid, with pointed base and circular cross section; GCD up to 7 mm; theca imperforate, but exteriorly pitted; costae beaded or serrate, originating by trifurcation; septa hexamerally arranged in 4 cycles; P2 and P3 present, usually fuse with a system; columella papillose. [details] Remark This genus and family was monographed by Cairns (1997), which included a phylogenetic analysis based on morphology. The genus is monotypic and thus far is known only from the original description. [details] |
