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Genus Oulophy llia MI LN E EDWARDS and HAIME, 1848
T y pe spe cies: Meandrinacrispa LAMARCK , 1816.
Generic c h a r ac ters : Massive , meandroid. Valleys wider and deeper than in Platygyra, 10 [0
20 mOl wide, up [0 10 mOl deep. Collines thin and acute, perforated. Columella centres distinct, circular
in outline, linked by lamellae.
MATTHAI (1928) in hi s revisi on of the genu s considered two species under this genus, viz O. crispa
and O. aspera. Subsequent authors ma intained this distinction. But VERON, PICHON & WIJSMA -BEST
(1977) with the aid of a series of speci mens from East Australia were ab le to show that O. crispa and
O. aspera represent a si ngle species. Thus the genus is to be treated as monospecific. The present autho rs
are in full agreement with [he list of synonyms given by VERON et al. (1977).
The genus was first recorded from Wingate Reef by SCHEER (1964), later on it was found at the
Sa nganeb Reef, and now HEAD (1980 ) has added some more specimens from the reefs off Porr Sudan.
Meandrina
Oulophyllia
Ulopbyllw
Oulopbyllia
Ulopbyllia
Cae/aria
Coelogyrtl
Coe/oria
crispa
crispo
aspera
aspera
bonbourei
allulosa
cooper;
gig.mtea
leuis
magna
Oulopbyllia criSpa (LAMARCK) , 18 16
(Plale 3I . Fig. I)
181 6. LAMARCK 2, 247 (TYJK locality : Indian Ocean?),
1928, MATIHAI, 257 ; pi s. 19/ 1, 2; 2512: 7111,3 (synonymy),
1936, YABE. SUGIYAMA & EGUCHI. 42, pis. 2516; 3414.
1952. CROSS LAND. 147.
1964 . SC HEER.6 18 ,fig.9.
1972. WIJSMAN·BEST. 49; pI. 1114 .
1976. PILLAI & SCHEE R. 59.
1976. WIJ SMAN·BEST. 56; pI. 7/2.
1977. VERON, PI CHON & WIJ SMAN·BEST, 118; figs. 227- 237.447 (right), 46 1 (synonymy).
1980. HEAD. 151 , 458.
1886, QUELCH. 88; pI. 3/5- 5b.
1928, MATTHAI, 258 ; pI. 18/5.
1974. SC HEER & PILLA I. 49; pl. 23/ 1, 3.
1975. CHE VALIER. 160; pis. 13/2. 3; 40/4- 8; 41 / 1- 3.
1911. GRAVIER. 49; pls. 4125 . 26; 5/27.28.
1886. QUELCH. 89; pI. 3/6- 6