Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Full reference: T. W. Vaughan and W. P. Popenoe. 1935. The coral fauna of the Midway Eocene of Texas. The University of Texas Bulletin 3301:325-349
Belongs to Platytrochus according to T. W. Vaughan and W. P. Popenoe 1935
Sister taxa: Platytrochus airensis, Platytrochus bataviae, Platytrochus burcki, Platytrochus claibornensis, Platytrochus curvatus, Platytrochus diabloensis, Platytrochus dominicensis, Platytrochus elegans, Platytrochus hastatus, Platytrochus maudensis, Platytrochus merriami, Platytrochus vacuus
Type specimen: Its type locality is USGS 11913 Colorado River, which is in a Danian coastal claystone in the Wills Point Formation of Texas
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal microcarnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (5: Texas collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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