Colpophyllia
sp.A
Morphologic Description:
Series Length
long (>5cm);
Meander series sinuosity
sinuous;
Colony size
large (>30cm);
Attachment of skeleton
attached;
Epitheca
absent;
Wall development between buds
most;
Symmetry of bud geometry
multi-directional;
Calice or valley width
large (10-15mm);
Calice relief
medium (2-4mm);
Calicular platform shape
v-shaped;
Coenosteum
narrow (< valley width);
Exothecal dissepiments
present;
Number of septal cycles
>3;
Septal spacing (per 5mm)
<6;
Relative septa thickness
equal;
Relative costae thickness
equal;
Continuity of costae
discontinuous;
Septal lobes
absent;
Paliform lobes
present;
Columella continuity
discontinuous;
Columella width
<=1/4;
Endothecal dissepiments
abundant;
Wall structure
parathecal;
Double or single wall
double;
Specimen details:
Image Description
: USNM 99999
Image view
: colony
Locality
: unspecified, West Indies. Recent.
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Distribution:
Early Pliocene to Late Pliocene :
Seroe Domi Fm., St. Michiel ridges, Curacao;
Early Pliocene to Early Pleistocene :
Shark's Hole Fm., Isla Colon, Panama; Shark's Hole Fm., Isla Colon, Panama;
Late Pliocene :
Q.Chocolate Fm., Buenos Aires, Costa Rica; Moin Fm., Pueblo Nuevo, Costa Rica;
Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene :
Moin Fm., Lomas del Mar, Costa Rica; Moin Fm., Portete, Costa Rica; Moin Fm., Portete, Costa Rica;
Recent :
30m">>30m, Discovery Bay, Jamaica;
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