Romancheinidae Jullien, 1888

Synonyms Author
Escharellidae (?) Levinsen, 1909
Exochellinae (?) Bassler, 1935
Hemicycloporinae (?) Vigneaux, 1949
Mucronellinae (?) MacGillivray, 1887
Perigastrellidae Vigneaux, 1949
Peristomellae (?) Canu & Bassler, 1917
Phylactelliporidae Bassler, 1953
Pleurolyrulinae Bassler, 1953

The family Romancheinidae can be considered to include the Families Escharellidae and Exochellidae. Alternatively, the three families can be distinguished, as in Hayward & Ryland, 1999. (Choose your preferred option - there is no 'definitive' version).

This family includes the genera:

  1. Allerescha
  2. Antarcticaetos
  3. Arctonula
  4. Balantiostoma (Now Lepraliellidae)
  5. Bathosella
  6. Biporochella
  7. Bostrychopora
  8. Bulbipora - Escharellidae ?
  9. Cheilonella
  10. Elleschara
  11. Escharella - Escharellidae ?
  12. Escharoides - Exochellidae ?
  13. Exochella - Exochellidae ?
  14. Haywardipora. See Escharella
  15. Hellerasca
  16. Hemicyclopora - Escharellidae ?
  17. Hemiphylactella
  18. Hippolyrula
  19. Hippopleurifera
  20. Hoplocheilina
  21. Lageneschara
  22. Metrarabdotomorpha
  23. Neolagenipora - Escharellidae ?
  24. Obliquostoma
  25. Ochetosella
  26. Opaeomorpha
  27. Pachykraspedon
  28. Perigastrella
  29. Pleurolyrula
  30. Pleuromucrum
  31. Pseudosclerodomus
  32. Psilopsella
  33. Ragionula
  34. Reptocelleporaria (nomen oblitum) see Balantiostoma
  35. Romancheina
  36. Temachia
Arctonula arctica Bathosella aspera Bulbipora areolata Escharella diaphana
Arctonula arctica
(thanks to Dennis Gordon, NIWA)
Bathosella aspera
(thanks to Dennis Gordon, NIWA)
Bulbipora areolata Escharella diaphana
Escharella ventricosa Escharoides angela Escharoides coccinea Escharoides excavata
Escharella ventricosa Escharoides angela Escharoides coccinea Escharoides excavata
Escharoides falcifera Exochella tricuspis Hellerasca haywardi Obliquostoma dichotoma
Escharoides falcifera Exochella tricuspis Hellerasca haywardi
(thanks to Dennis Gordon, NIWA)
Obliquostoma dichotoma
(thanks to Paul Taylor and Dennis Gordon.)
[Opaeomorpha michaliki] Pseudosclerodomus reticulata Psilopsella uniseriata
Opaeomorpha michaliki Pseudosclerodomus reticulatus
(thanks to Dennis Gordon, NIWA)
Psilopsella uniseriata
(thanks to Dennis Gordon, NIWA)

Escharella page at NMITA
Escharoides page at NMITA
Hippopleurifera page at NMITA


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