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Aulocyathus Marenzeller 1904 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Parent taxon: Caryophylliidae according to J. Stolarski 1996

Sister taxa: Annoticyathus, Anomocora, Antillocyathus, Asterosmilia, Axocyathus, Bourneotrochus, Caryophylliinae, Caryosmilia, Ceratotrochus, Citharocyathus, Coelosmilia, Coenocyathus, Conotrochus, Crispatotrochus, Cyathoceras, Dasmosmilia, Deltocyathus, Desmophyllinae, Discoidocyathus, Eusmiliinae, Goniocorella, Helloceras, Heterocyathus, Kraterostrobilos, Lophelia, Odontocyathoides, Oxysmilia, Paracyathus, Parasmiliinae, Parasmilinae, Placocyathus, Polycyathus, Solenosmilia, Thecocyathinae, Trochocyathus, Turbinoliinae, Vaughanella, Vielicyathus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal microcarnivore

Distribution: found only at ZPAL 13, Seymour Island, Tps1 (Paleocene of Antarctica)

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