Antillocyathus gracilis Cairns 1995 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Full reference: S. D. Cairns. 1995. New records of azooxanthellate stony corals (Cnidaria: Scleractinia and Stylasteridae) from the Neogene of Panama and Costa Rica. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 108(3):533-550

Belongs to Antillocyathus according to S. D. Cairns 1995

Sister taxa: Antillocyathus alatus, Antillocyathus cristatus, Antillocyathus maoensis, Antillocyathus trinitatis

Type specimen: Its type locality is PPP# 63 - Cayo Agua [Cayo Agua Fm], which is in a Piacenzian transition zone/lower shoreface siltstone in the Cayo Agua Formation of Panama

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal microcarnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Panama (7 collections)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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