| Basic info | Taxonomic history | Classification | Included Taxa |
| Morphology | Ecology and taphonomy | External Literature Search | Age range and collections |
Ellipsocoenia
Taxonomy
Ellipsocoenia was named by d'Orbigny (1850) [Sepkoski's age data: J u K Apti-u Sepkoski's reference number: 821,826].
It was assigned to Latomeandriidae by Beauvais (1972); to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Latomeandridae by Baron-Szabo (2021).
It was assigned to Latomeandriidae by Beauvais (1972); to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Latomeandridae by Baron-Szabo (2021).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1850 | Ellipsocoenia d'Orbigny |
| 1972 | Ellipsocoenia Beauvais |
| 2002 | Ellipsocoenia Sepkoski |
| 2021 | Ellipsocoenia Baron-Szabo |
Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data
|
|
If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. †Ellipsocoenia d'Orbigny 1850
show all | hide all
†Ellipsocoenia barottei Fromentel 1870
†Ellipsocoenia carpathica Morycowa 1964
†Ellipsocoenia conferta Umbgrove 1925
†Ellipsocoenia grandis Sikharulidze 1985
†Ellipsocoenia haimei de Fromentel 1857
hide
Invalid names: Favia schmidti Koby 1897 [synonym], Plesiofavia villaltai Oriol 1991 [synonym]
†Ellipsocoenia lobata Beauvais 1972
†Ellipsocoenia lorioli Koby 1896
hide
Invalid names: Favia gracilis Karakasch 1907 [synonym], Favia taurica Karakasch 1907 [synonym]
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| R.C. Baron-Szabo 2021 | Colonial, massive; hemispherical, plocoid, cerio-plocoid when corallites crowded, submeandroid arrangement during intracalicular budding stages present or absent. Corallites often projecting. Budding intracalicular and extracalicular-marginal. Costosepta compact to irregularly perforated, nonconfluent to confluent.
Lateral flanks of septa have small-sized (up to around 50 μm tall) granules and pennulae-like ornamentations. Paliform structures irregularly present. Columella spongy or formed by fusion of axial ends of septa. Endothecal dissepiments vesicular; exothecal dissepiments present or absent. Intertrabecular distance ranging between 80 and 150 μm. Wall synapticulothecal, well developed, sometimes forming a stereozone, or incomplete. |