Cycloseris vaughani Boschma 1923 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Fungiidae

Alternative combination: Fungia vaughani

Belongs to Cycloseris according to T. Inskipp et al. 2005

Sister taxa: Cycloseris brazzanensis, Cycloseris costulata, Cycloseris cyclolites, Cycloseris discoidea, Cycloseris distorta, Cycloseris erosa, Cycloseris escosurae, Cycloseris fragilis, Cycloseris hungaricus, Cycloseris lamellata, Cycloseris marginata, Cycloseris minuta, Cycloseris patelliformis, Cycloseris perezi, Cycloseris sinensis, Cycloseris somervillei, Cycloseris striata, Cyclastraea meltensis

Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal microcarnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of New Zealand (2 collections), Saudi Arabia (1), Sudan (1)

• Miocene of Vanuatu (1)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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