Notocyathus conicus Alcock 1902 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Alternative combination: Citharocyathus conicus
Belongs to Notocyathus according to Yabe and Eguchi 1946
See also Wells 1984
Sister taxa: Notocyathus euconicus, Notocyathus pedicellatus, Notocyathus subviola, Notocyathus viola
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal microcarnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (1 collection), Vanuatu (1)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of the Philippines (1)
• Miocene of New Zealand (5)
• Waitakian of New Zealand (1)
• Oligocene of New Zealand (1)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
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