CC species number = 10
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Photograph: Scale bar is approx. 5 mm. Image of holotype (USNM MO 353642).
Synonyms: None.
Syntypes: USNM 353642 (Locality: USGS 8556 Dominican Republic. Neogene).
| Character | State |
|---|---|
| Colony Form | plocoid |
| Colony Shape | branching; long straight with tapered ends |
| Colony Size | branches 3-5 cm thick (*) |
| Colony Surface | distinct protuberances (verrucae) with regular 4-7 mm spacing (*) |
| Budding Type | mostly extramural |
| Corallite Diameter | 0.5-0.7 mm (*) |
| Calical Surface Shape | circular |
| Calical Rim | flattened |
| Coenosteum Width | moderate, = < corallite diameter (*) |
| Coenosteum Surface | granulations, no grooves |
| Septa Per Corallite | 6 primary, possible secondaries |
| Columella Structure | styliform |
| Columella Development | moderate |
| Wall Structure | septothecal |
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