Cyclolitoidea Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849, 1936

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 Cyclolitoidea Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849

Description.

Solitary and colonial corals. Septa either with regularly distributed perforations, with perforations only in certain parts of the septa, or almost compact. Septa generally thick, without notable symmetry (except Negoporitidae ). Septa often connected to each other. Septal lateral faces with pennulae and thorns. Septal distal margin with large granulae. Both lonsdaleoid septa and main septum absent. Microstructure of large trabeculae. Synapticulae present. Pali in some genera probably present but difficult to distinguish from the perforated inner margins of the septa. Columella poorly defined. Endotheca present or absent. When present, mostly thin tabulae. Marginarium absent. Wall poorly developed. Coenosteum varies depending on the organisation type. Budding varies.