Stephanocyathus (Acinocyathus) spiniger Marenzeller 1888 (stony coral)

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

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