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
  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. Hoplocheilina
  20. Lageneschara
  21. Metrarabdotomorpha
  22. Neolagenipora - Escharellidae ?
  23. Obliquostoma
  24. Ochetosella
  25. Pachykraspedon
  26. Perigastrella
  27. Pleurolyrula
  28. Pleuromucrum
  29. Pseudosclerodomus
  30. Psilopsella
  31. Reptocelleporaria (nomen oblitum) see Balantiostoma
  32. Romancheina
  33. 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.)
Pseudosclerodomus reticulata Psilopsella uniseriata
Pseudosclerodomus reticulatus
(thanks to Dennis Gordon, NIWA)		 Psilopsella uniseriata
(thanks to Dennis Gordon, NIWA)

Escharella page at NMITA
Escharoides page at NMITA

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