Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Synonym: Platycyathus ghiroboensis Barta-Calmus 1969
Full reference: J. W. Durham. 1943. Pacific Coast Cretaceous and Tertiary corals. Journal of Paleontology 17(2):196-202
Belongs to Deltocyathus according to Durham 1943
See also Barta-Calmus 1969
Sister taxa: Deltocyathus australis, Deltocyathus complanatus, Deltocyathus fontinalis, Deltocyathus heteroclitus, Deltocyathus insperatus, Deltocyathus italicus, Deltocyathus lens, Deltocyathus stellaris, Deltocyathus taiwanicus, Deltocyathus tuberculatus, Deltocyathus verconis
Type specimens:
- Deltocyathus whitei: Its type locality is Panoche Quad., California, which is in a Paleocene deep-water sandstone in the Lodo Formation of California
- Platycyathus ghiroboensis: MNHN.F.A30308. Its type locality is Falaises de Fresco, region JK (Laga-Ghirobo), bed 5, which is in a Ypresian marine sandstone in the Falaises de Fresco Formation of Cote D'Ivoire.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Cote D'Ivoire (3 collections)
• Paleocene of United States (2: California)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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