Acervularia Schweigger 1819 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Acervulariidae

Synonyms: Arachnium Keyserling 1846, Cyathogonium Chapman 1893, Favastrea Blainville 1834, Floscularia Eichwald 1829, Rhabdophyllum Wedekind 1927

Parent taxon: Acervulariidae according to D. Hill 1956

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Diplophyllum, Oliveria, Rhapidophyllum

Subtaxa: Acervularia profunda

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of United States (1: Nevada collection)

• Devonian of United States (2: Alaska)

• Silurian of Canada (1: Northwest Territories), Norway (4), Sweden (17), Ukraine (4), the United Kingdom (1), United States (2: California)

Total: 32 collections including 41 occurrences

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