Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Synonym: Discosmilia analavelonensis Alloiteau 1958
Full reference: D. F. Squires. 1958. The Cretaceous and Tertiary corals of New Zealand. New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 29:1-107
Belongs to Deltocyathus according to Squires 1958
See also Alloiteau 1958
Sister taxa: Deltocyathus australis, Deltocyathus fontinalis, Deltocyathus heteroclitus, Deltocyathus insperatus, Deltocyathus italicus, Deltocyathus lens, Deltocyathus stellaris, Deltocyathus taiwanicus, Deltocyathus tuberculatus, Deltocyathus verconis, Deltocyathus whitei
Type specimens:
- Deltocyathus complanatus: Its type locality is Matakohe, which is in a Piripauan marine horizon in the Otamatea Formation of New Zealand
- Discosmilia analavelonensis: Its type locality is Analavelona, which is in a Campanian/Maastrichtian marine horizon in Madagascar.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Egypt (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Madagascar (1), New Zealand (3)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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