Cunnolites scutellum Reuss 1854 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cunnolitidae

Alternative combination: Cyclolites scutellum

Synonyms: Cunnolites faecata Stoliczka 1873, Cyclolites crenulata Dunca 1880, Cyclolites faecata Stoliczka 1873

Belongs to Cunnolites according to Baron-Szabo 2002

See also Turnsek 1978

Sister taxa: Cunnolites (Paracunnolites), Cunnolites angiostoma, Cunnolites cancellata, Cunnolites cereviciana, Cunnolites giganteus, Cunnolites gosavicus, Cunnolites heberti, Cunnolites humilis, Cunnolites jamaicaensis, Cunnolites japonica, Cunnolites nummulus, Cunnolites orbignyi, Cunnolites phillipsiae, Cunnolites polymorphus, Cunnolites profundus, Cunnolites rhomboideus, Cunnolites tenuiradiata

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Pakistan (1 collection)

• Cretaceous of Bulgaria (1), China (2), Greece (1), Iran (2), Serbia and Montenegro (1), Slovenia (2), Ukraine (1)

Total: 11 collections including 13 occurrences

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