Stephanocyathus (Acinocyathus) spiniger Marenzeller 1888 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Alternative combination: Stephanotrochus spiniger
Synonyms: Odontocyathus japonicus Yabe and Eguchi 1932, Stephanocyathus (Odontocyathus) tatei Dennant 1899, Stephanotrochus tatei Dennant 1899
Belongs to Stephanocyathus (Acinocyathus) according to J. W. Wells 1984
See also Cairns 1994, Cairns 2004 and Dennant 1899
Sister taxa: none
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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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