CC species number = 7
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Photograph: Scale bar is approx. 2 mm. Image is of BM(NH) R28908.
Synonyms: Stylophora canalis Vaughan, 1919.
Holotype: BM(NH) R28908-09 (Bowden Formation, Jamaica. Late Pliocene).
| Character | State |
|---|---|
| Colony Form | plocoid |
| Colony Shape | branching; straight with blunt ends |
| Colony Size | branches 4-6 mm thick (*) |
| Colony Surface | mostly smooth (*) |
| Budding Type | mostly extramural |
| Corallite Diameter | 0.8-1.0 mm (*) |
| Calical Surface Shape | circular |
| Calical Rim | slightly raised |
| Coenosteum Width | moderate, =< corallite diameter (*) |
| Coenosteum Surface | granulations, no grooves |
| Septa Per Corallite | 6 primary, 6 secondary |
| Columella Structure | styliform |
| Columella Development | moderate |
| Wall Structure | septothecal |
