Stephanophyllia indica Duncan, 1880

Baron-Szabo, Rosemarie C., 2008, Dendrophylliina, Caryophylliina, Fungiina, Microsolenina, and Stylinina, Zootaxa 1952, pp. 1-244 : 152-153

Stephanophyllia indica Duncan, 1880

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*1880 Stephanophyllia indica, Duncan : Duncan, p. 56, pl. 8, figs 7–10.

Dimensions. d= 15–18 mm; s=48 (?+s5); h= 4–7 mm.

Description. Cupolate, free; septa arranged in 4 complete cycles in 6 systems; S1 and S2 slightly more dominant, join axially forming V-shapes similar to those in the genus Deltocyathus ; remaining septa equal in thickness and regularly alternating in length.

Type locality of species. Upper Paleocene of Pakistan ( Jhirk , Sind) .

Distribution. Lower Danian of Egypt, Upper Paleocene of Pakistan.

Text-Fig. 30 Stephanophyllia indica Duncan, 1880 , as figured in Duncan (1880), Upper Paleocene of Pakistan. A, cross view of corallum, scale bar: 4 mm; B, lateral view, close-up, scale bar: 4 mm; C, longitudinal view of corallum, scale bar: 9 mm.