Schizocyathus Pourtales 1874 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Guyniidae
Parent taxon: Guyniidae according to E. I. Kuzmicheva 1987
Sister taxa: Cyathosmilia, Guynia, Onchotrochus, Pourtalocyathus, Stenocyathus
Subtaxa: Schizocyathus daschsalachlyensis Schizocyathus fissilis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Panama (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Panama (1)
• Paleocene of Azerbaijan (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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