†Peponocyathus lecomptei Wells 1937 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae
Alternative combination: Kionotrochus lecomptei
Full reference: J. W. Wells. 1937. Coral studies, part 1: Two new species of fossil corals. Bulletins of American Paleontology 23(79):237-241
Belongs to Peponocyathus according to S. D. Cairns 1997
See also Wells 1937
Sister taxa: Peponocyathus duncani, Peponocyathus folliculus, Peponocyathus minimus, Peponocyathus orientalis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Edegem, which is in a Burdigalian/Serravallian coastal sandstone in Belgium
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore
Distribution: found only at Edegem
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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