Vielicyathus zejszneri Morycowa and Roniewicz 1987 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Full reference: E. Morycowa and E. Roniewicz. 1987. Scleractinian corals from the middle Miocene salt deposits in Carpathian Foredeep, Poland. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 32(1-2):105-119

Belongs to Vielicyathus according to E. Morycowa and E. Roniewicz 1987

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Scleractinians from Salt Deposits in the Carpathians, which is in a Badenian shallow subtidal conglomerate/sandstone in the Uvigerina costai Formation of Poland

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal microcarnivore

Distribution: found only at Scleractinians from Salt Deposits in the Carpathians

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