Stephanocyathus (Acinocyathus) Wells 1984 (stony coral)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Full reference: J. W. Wells. 1984. Notes on Indo-Pacific Scleractinian Corals. Part 10. Late Pleistocene ahermatypic corals from Vanuatu. Pacific Science 38(3):205-219
Parent taxon: Stephanocyathus according to J. W. Wells 1984
Sister taxa: Stephanocyathus (Odontocyathus), Stephanocyathus holcombensis, Stephanocyathus magnificus, Stephanocyathus tatei
Subtaxa: Stephanocyathus (Acinocyathus) spiniger
Type: Stephanotrochus spiniger
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal microcarnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Vanuatu (1 collection)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Taiwan (1)
• Miocene of Japan (1)
• Oligocene of Australia (1)
• Eocene of New Zealand (3)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence