†Stenocyathus hoffmeisteri Wells 1976 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Guyniidae
Full reference: J. W. Wells. 1976. Eocene corals from Eua, Tonga. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 640(G):1-13
Belongs to Stenocyathus according to J. W. Wells 1976
Sister taxa: Stenocyathus alabamiensis, Stenocyathus vermiformis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Vaingana, Eua Island, which is in an Eocene basin reef limestone in Tonga
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Vaingana, Eua Island
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