Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Alternative combination: Brachycyathus henekeni
Full reference: P. M. Duncan. 1863. On the fossil corals of the West Indian Islands. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 19:406-458
Belongs to Paracyathus according to Duncan 1868
See also Duncan 1863
Sister taxa: Paracyathus adetos, Paracyathus alternatus, Paracyathus altus, Paracyathus bastropensis, Paracyathus bellus, Paracyathus crassus, Paracyathus cylindricus, Paracyathus granulosus, Paracyathus incrustans, Paracyathus javana, Paracyathus nannodes, Paracyathus pedroensis, Paracyathus peruvianus, Paracyathus procumbens, Paracyathus ravni, Paracyathus rugosus, Paracyathus sinuosus, Paracyathus stearnsii, Paracyathus stokesii, Paracyathus tasmanicus, Paracyathus taurinensis, Paracyathus turonensis, Paracyathus vaughani, Paracyathus vaughani
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Panama (2 collections)
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (2)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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