†Cyathosmilia velata Dennant 1902 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Guyniidae
Full reference: J. Dennant. 1902. Descriptions of new species of corals from the Australian Tertiaries, Part 5. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 26:255-264
Belongs to Cyathosmilia according to J. Dennant 1902
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Browns Creek, which is in an Eocene marine horizon in Australia
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Australia (1 collection)
• Eocene of Australia (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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