Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cyathophoridae
Full reference: J. W. Wells. 1933. Corals of the Cretaceous of the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains and Western Interior of the United States. Bulletins of American Paleontology 18(67):85-288
Belongs to Cyathophora according to J. W. Wells 1933
Sister taxa: Cyathophora babaevi, Cyathophora bangoinensis, Cyathophora bourgueti, Cyathophora cesaredensis, Cyathophora claudiensis, Cyathophora densata, Cyathophora denseta, Cyathophora depravata, Cyathophora dollfussi, Cyathophora faveolata, Cyathophora globosa, Cyathophora gomangcoensis, Cyathophora gresslyi, Cyathophora haysensis, Cyathophora kobyi, Cyathophora micrommatos, Cyathophora mirtschinkae, Cyathophora neocomiensis, Cyathophora parva, Cyathophora parvistella, Cyathophora pironae, Cyathophora pratti, Cyathophora pulchella, Cyathophora steimanni, Cyathophora steinmanni, Cyathophora thurmanni, Cyathophora tithonica
Type specimen: Its type locality is Section 14, Block 122, which is in an Albian shallow subtidal limestone in the Denton Formation of Texas
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Section 14, Block 122
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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