Foveolocyathus declivis Dennant 1901 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae

Alternative combination: Trematotrochus declivis

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

See also Dennant 1901

Sister taxon: Foveolocyathus kitsoni

Type specimen: Its type locality is Browns Creek, which is in an Eocene marine horizon in Australia

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore

Distribution: found only at Browns Creek

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