Coenocyathus hannibali Durham 1942 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Full reference: J. W. Durham. 1942. Eocene and Oligocene coral faunas of Washington. Journal of Paleontology 16(1):84-104

Belongs to Coenocyathus according to J. W. Durham 1942

Sister taxa: Coenocyathus anthophyllites, Coenocyathus simplex, Coenocyathus taurinensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is N. P. 207, Vance Creek, which is in a Priabonian marine shale in Washington.

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal microcarnivore

Distribution: found only at N. P. 207, Vance Creek

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