WoRMS taxon details
original description
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]
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record
van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
additional source
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]
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Comparison Differs from Trematotrochus by having imperforate theca and lacking pali. [details]
Diagnosis Corallum ceratoid, but elliptical in cross section; GCD up to 9 mm; theca imperforate, but exteriorly deeply pitted; costae granular, originating by trifurcation; septa hexamerally arranged in up to 4-almost 5 cycles (up to 72 septa); pali absent; columella papillose. [details]
Remark This genus and family was monographed by Cairns (1997), which included a phylogenetic analysis based on morphology. Four species, two of them known as fossils (Cairns, 2004). [details]From other sources
Biology azooxanthellate [details]
Depth range 27-367 m [details]
Fossil range Eocene to Recent [details]
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