†Thecocyathus collignoni Alloiteau 1958 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Full reference: J. Alloiteau. 1958. Monographie des madreporaires fossiles de Madagascar [Monograph of fossil corals from Madagascar]. Annales Geologiques de Madagascar 25:1-218
Belongs to Thecocyathus according to J. Alloiteau 1958
Sister taxa: Thecocyathus florealis, Thecocyathus grosgogeati, Thecocyathus mactra, Thecocyathus moorii, Thecocyathus tintinnabulum
Type specimen: Its type locality is Mt. Ambohidroha, which is in a Tithonian offshore limestone in Madagascar.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal microcarnivore
Distribution: found only at Mt. Ambohidroha
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