Foveolocyathus kitsoni Dennant 1901 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae

Alternative combination: Trematotrochus kitsoni

Full reference: J. Dennant. 1901. Descriptions of new species of corals from the Australian Tertiaries, Part 3. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 25:48-53

Belongs to Foveolocyathus according to S. D. Cairns 1997

Sister taxon: Foveolocyathus declivis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Wilkinson's No 4 Aire coastal section, which is in an Oligocene marine horizon in Australia

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Australia (2 collections)

• Oligocene to Miocene of Australia (1)

• Oligocene of Australia (1)

• Eocene of Australia (1)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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