Faksephyllia

Baron-Szabo, Rosemarie C., 2016, New taxonomic, stratigraphic, and geographic information on the genus Faksephyllia Floris, 1972 (Scleractinia; Caryophylliidae); first records from the Oligocene of Austria, Germany, and Italy, Zootaxa 4154 (5), pp. 526-540 : 534-538

Similarities of Faksephyllia to non-caryophylliine genera

Macroscopically, the genus Faksephyllia shows affinities to several non-caryophylliine genera, especially to Cladocora Ehrenberg, 1834 , and Dendrophyllia Blainville, 1830 . In the past, material now grouped with Faksephyllia was assigned to various colonial and solitary genera. These forms are marked by an asterisk* (for details see Tab. 3):

*” Aplophyllia ” D’ ORBIGNY, 1849.

Astrhelia MILNE EDWARDS & HAIME, 1849. * Calamophyllia BLAINVILLE, 1830 Caulastraea DANA, 1846.

* Cladocora EHRENBERG, 1834.

Cladophyllia MILNE EDWARDS & HAIME, 1851. * Dendrophyllia BLAINVILLE, 1830 . Liptodendron ELIÁŠOVÁ, 1991.

Caryophylline Morphological affinities with Characters differing from Stratigraphic range Remarks genus Faksephyllia features in Faksephyllia

Caryophyllia LAMARCK Juvenile specimens have Solitary; pali Jurassic-Holocene See Pl. 2, Figs. 7–10 (images

similar growth forms adopted from FLORIS, 1972,

pl. 4, fig. 7; and

KUZMICHEVA, 1987, pl. 24,

figs. 7–8) Coenosmilia POURTALÈS Subphaceloid; lacks pali Extracalicular budding; well- Holocene

developed endotheca

Gardineria VAUGHAN Juvenile specimens have Solitary; paliform lobes and Miocene-Holocene

similar growth forms wall internally thickened by

stereome

Goniocorella YABE & Subdendroid; lacks pali Extracalicular budding; Eocene, Miocene-Holocene GUCHI corallites bonded by tubular

bridges

Haplophyllia POURTALÈS As in Gardineria VAUGHAN - - Junior synonym of

Gardineria. Material

belonging to Faksephyllia has

been grouped with

Haplophyllia (see NIELSEN,

1922, p. 14–16; FLORIS,

1972, p. 74) Hoplangia GOSSE Subphaceloid; lacks pali Extracalicular budding from a Holocene

common coenosteum; no

endotheca

Lophelia MILNE EDWARDS & Dendroid; intracalicular Dense coenosteum (?Paleocene) Eocene- AIME budding; no pali; sparse Holocene

endotheca

Parasmilia MILNE EDWARDS Costosepta smooth or slightly Solitary Branch fragments of HAIME granular; sparse endotheca; Jurassic-Miocene monocentric corallites of

septothecal-septoparathecal Faksephyllia might be

wall confounded with Parasmilia

Pourtalosmilia DUNCAN Dendroid-subphaceloid; Extracalicular budding; pali; Holocene

septothecal-septoparathecal well-developed endotheca

wall

Rhizosmilia CAIRNS Dendroid; sparse endotheca Extracalicular budding; pali Holocene

Solenosmilia DUNCAN Dendroid-subphaceloid; Flabelliform corallites; Holocene

intracalicular; no pali granular stereome

Non-caryophylline Morphological affinities Characters differing from features Current taxonomic position Remarks

genus with Faksephyllia in Faksephyllia (Family/Suborder)

Aplophyllia ” D’ ORBIGNY Phaceloid; septothecal wall Marginal budding; no fasciculate Genus has been replaced Material belonging to

development; no columella by Proaplophyllia which is Faksephyllia has been grouped grouped with Stylinidae / with “ Aplophyllia ” Stylinina (= Haplophyllia , see taxonomic model by DE FROMENTEL, 1865, p. 13), whose taxonomic position is unclear (see RONIEWICZ, 1976)

Astrhelia MILNE EDWARDS & intracalicular-distomostaeal Corallites united by dense Incertae sedis

AIME budding; dendrophylliid- coenosteum

like merging of septa in

some corallites

Calamophyllia BLAINVILLE Originally described as ---- Incertae sedis Material belonging to

forming phaceloid colonies Faksephyllia has been grouped and having intracalicular with Calamophyllia (see VOIGT, budding 1929, p. 84; FLORIS, 1972, p. 74), whose taxonomic position is unclear (see BARON- SZABO, 2014)

Caulastraea DANA Phaceloid-dendroid; Flabelliform corallites; septa Merulinidae / Faviina

intracalicular budding; dentate; pali; endothecal

parathecal-septoparathecal dissepiments vesicular to

subtabulate (corallite center) and

large vesicular (peripheral area)

Cladocora EHRENBERG Phaceloid; intracalicular; Extracalicular; pali; endothecal Cladocoridae/ Faviina Material belonging to

septothecal-septoparathecal dissepiments vesicular to Faksephyllia has been grouped subtabulate (corallite center) and with Cladocora (see MILNE large vesicular (peripheral area) EDWARDS & HAIME, 1851, p. 95); some authors have grouped the genus Cladocora with the caryophylliids (e.g., REYES et al., 2009), others have placed it in the faviines (e.g., BARON- SZABO, 2005)

……continued on the next page Non-caryophylline Morphological affinities Characters differing from features Current taxonomic position Remarks

genus with Faksephyllia in Faksephyllia (Family/Suborder)

Cladophyllia MILNE Phaceloid; intracalicular, Extracalicular; endothecal Cladophylliidae / Stylinina

DWARDS & HAIME including septal division dissepiments tabulate (corallite

center) and large vesicular

(peripheral area)

Dendrophyllia BLAINVILLE Dendroid-subphaceloid; Extracalicular; subcompact septa; Dendrophylliidae / Material belonging to

merging of axial ends of parasynapticulo-synapticulothecal Dendrophylliina Faksephyllia has been grouped septa, whereby other septa wall with Dendrophyllia (VOIGT, in are being enclosed HUCKE, 1967, p. 98)

Liptodendron ELIÁŠOVÁ Phacelo-dendroid; Submeandroid-flabelliform; septa Mussidae / Faviina parathecal-septothecal compact to subcompact;

endotheca very well-developed

Lobopsammia MILNE Dendroid; intracalicular, di- Synapticulothecal wall; septa Dendrophylliidae / Material belonging to

DWARDS & HAIME and tristomodaeal; merging have pores Dendrophylliina Faksephyllia has been grouped of axial ends of septa, with Lobopsammia (see HENNIG, whereby other septa are 1899, p. 11-13) being enclosed; sparse

endothecal dissepiments

Nefophyllia WELLS Phacelo-dendroid; Extracalicular; endothecal Meandrinidae / Faviina

septothecal wall dissepiments abundant

Rhabdophyllia MILNE Phaceloid, dendroid; Septal flanks with strongly Cladocoridae/ Faviina Material belonging to

DWARDS & HAIME intracalicular developed granules Faksephyllia has been grouped with Rhabdophyllia (see FELIX, 1914, p. 176)

* Lobopsammia MILNE EDWARDS & HAIME, 1848. Nefophyllia WELLS, 1937.

* Rhabdophyllia MILNE EDWARDS & HAIME, 1851.