Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae
Alternative combination: Paracyathus lloydi
Synonyms: Paracyathus kangiliaensis Floris 1972, Paracyathus kayserensis Vaughan 1920, Paracyathus thomi Vaughan 1920, Steriphonotrochus manorensis Wells 1933
Full reference: T. W. Vaughan. 1920. Corals from the Cannonball marine member of the Lance Formation. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 128:61-66
Belongs to Bathycyathus according to R. Baron-Szabo 2008
See also Vaughan 1920 and Wells 1933
Sister taxa: Bathycyathus corneti, Bathycyathus laevigatus, Bathycyathus matheroni, Bathycyathus piveteaui, Bathycyathus pulcher, Bathycyathus termofurae
Type specimens:
- Bathycyathus lloydi: Its type locality is Kayser-Leith area, which is in a Maastrichtian coastal shale/limestone in the Lance Formation of North Dakota
- Paracyathus kangiliaensis: Its type locality is Danienrygge, Kangilia, Nugssuaq, West Greenland, which is in a Danian basin reef tuff/conglomerate in Greenland.
- Paracyathus kayserensis: Its type locality is Kayser-Leith area, which is in a Maastrichtian coastal shale/limestone in the Lance Formation of North Dakota.
- Paracyathus thomi: Its type locality is Kayser-Leith area, which is in a Maastrichtian coastal shale/limestone in the Lance Formation of North Dakota.
- Steriphonotrochus manorensis: Its type locality is Manor, which is in a Maastrichtian coastal claystone in Texas.
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Greenland (1 collection), Iran (2)
• Cretaceous of Iran (1), United States (2: North Dakota, Texas)
Total: 6 collections including 8 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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