Cyathoseris allisoni Frost and Langenheim, Jr. 1974 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Agariciidae

Full reference: S. H. Frost and R. L. Langenheim, Jr. 1974. Cenozoic Reef Biofacies. Chicago, Northern Illinois University Press 1-388

Belongs to Cyathoseris according to S. H. Frost and R. L. Langenheim 1974

See also López-Pérez 2005

Sister taxa: Cyathoseris appennina, Cyathoseris catadupensis, Cyathoseris crassilamellata, Cyathoseris formosa, Cyathoseris hypocrateriformis, Cyathoseris joannae, Cyathoseris judriensis, Cyathoseris krepidoblasta, Cyathoseris leganyii, Cyathoseris lophiophora, Cyathoseris multisinuosa, Cyathoseris oppenheimi, Cyathoseris oxylopha, Cyathoseris parvistella, Cyathoseris patula, Cyathoseris radiata, Cyathoseris subregularis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Simojovel road section B-8223, which is in a Lutetian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone/sandstone in the San Juan Formation of Mexico

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic

Distribution: found only at Simojovel road section B-8223

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