Actinastreoidea Alloiteau, 1952, 1973

Loeser, Hannes, Werner, Winfried & Darga, Robert, 2023, Middle Cenomanian coral fauna from the Rosssteinalmen (Northern Calcareous Alps, Bavaria, Southern Germany) - a revised and extended version, Zitteliana 97, pp. 89-147 : 89

Superfamily Actinastreoidea Alloiteau, 1952

Description.

Cerioid, phaceloid, or plocoid colonies. Septa compact, mostly in a regular radial symmetry. Septa often connected to each other. Lateral faces with thorns, upper margin granulated. Microstructure of septa of medium-sized trabeculae. Lonsdaleoid septa present in one genus, main septa absent. Synapticulae absent. Pali in some genera present, columella in most genera. Endotheca varies, generally made of thin tabulae. Wall compact or subcompact, mainly septothecal. Marginarium in one genus. Coenosteum generally present, consists of isolated trabeculae or costae. Budding extracalicinal and intracalicinal.

Family Actinastreidae Alloiteau, 1952