| Synonyms | Author | |
|---|---|---|
| Alderinidae | Canu & Bassler, 1925 | |
| Allantoporidae | Vigneaux, 1949 | |
| Ellisinidridae | Vigneaux, 1949 | |
| Ellisininae | Vigneaux, 1949 | |
| Ogivalininae | Vigneaux, 1949 | |
| Tegellidae | Vigneaux, 1949 |
Colonies generally encrusting laminar sheets, rarely erect. Zooids often with extensive gymnocyst, an oval area including a cryptocyst which varies from minimal to extensive. Spines marginal to area absent or present, and may arch over the frontal membrane forming a protective cover. Interzooidal communication by septular pores or through pore-chambers. Avicularia variable in frequency and type: absent in some species, adventitious, interzooecial or vicarious in others. Ovicells range widely from barely detectable caps to prominent hyperstomial types.
This family includes the genera:
This large diverse grouping almost certainly needs further subdivision.
Alderina page at NMITA
Amphiblestrum page at NMITA
Callopora page at NMITA
Cauloramphus page at NMITA
Copidozoum page at NMITA
Crassimarginatella page at NMITA
Parellisina page at NMITA
Retevirgula page at NMITA
Callopora craticula from Svalbard (SEM by Piotr Kuklinski.)