Tabulata

plural noun

Tab·​u·​la·​ta

ˌtabyəˈlātə

in some classifications

: an artificial group of stony corals (as of the genus Favosites) including those having tubular calicles divided into chambers by transverse septa

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from neuter plural of tabulatus tabulate

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