Cunnolites tenuiradiata Fromentel 1863 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cunnolitidae

Alternative combination: Cyclolites tenuiradiata

Synonyms: Cyclolites haimei Duncan 1880, Cyclolites superba Duncan 1880, Cyclolites thomasi Wells 1935

Belongs to Cunnolites according to R. Baron-Szabo 2008

See also Wells 1935

Sister taxa: Cunnolites (Paracunnolites), Cunnolites angiostoma, Cunnolites cancellata, Cunnolites cereviciana, Cunnolites giganteus, Cunnolites gosavicus, Cunnolites heberti, Cunnolites humilis, Cunnolites jamaicaensis, Cunnolites japonica, Cunnolites nummulus, Cunnolites orbignyi, Cunnolites phillipsiae, Cunnolites polymorphus, Cunnolites profundus, Cunnolites rhomboideus, Cunnolites scutellum

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of Jamaica (1 collection)

• Paleocene of Pakistan (1)

• Cretaceous of Oman (1), Saudi Arabia (2)

Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences

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