†Ellisites Dixon et al. 1986 (tabulate coral)
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Anthozoa - Heliolitida - Ellisitidae
Full reference: O. A. Dixon, T. E. Bolton, and P. Copper. 1986. Ellisites, an Upper Ordovician heliolitid coral intermediate between coccoserids and proporids. Palaeontology 29(2):391-413
Parent taxon: Ellisitidae according to O. A. Dixon et al. 1986
See also Copper 2001
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (4: Manitoba, Quebec collections)
Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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