†Heintzella whitneyi White 1875 (horn coral)
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Anthozoa - Stauriida - Kleopatrinidae
Alternative combination: Lithostrotion whitneyi
Synonym: Cyathophyllum subcaespitosum Meek 1877
Belongs to Heintzella according to J. Fedorowski et al. 2007
See also Langenheim and Tischler 1960 and Meek 1877
Sister taxa: Heintzella applegatei, Heintzella borealis, Heintzella davydovi, Heintzella multiseptata, Heintzella playfordi, Heintzella radiata, Heintzella spitsbergensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (1: Nevada collection)
• Carboniferous of Canada (3: Alberta), United States (4: California, Utah)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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