Receptaculites

noun

Re·​cep·​tac·​u·​li·​tes

ˌrēsepˌtakyəˈlīt(ˌ)ēz

: a genus (the type of the family Receptaculitidae) of Ordovician and Devonian calcareous fossils consisting of closely spaced plates or pillars that form a globose or discoidal mass see sunflower coral

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from receptaculum + -ites

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