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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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