Anthozoa - Stauriida - Polycoeliidae
Alternative combination: Caryophyllia quadrifida
Synonyms: Astrocyathus compressus Ludwig 1869, Astrocyathus incisus Ludwig 1869, Calophyllum donatianum King 1848, Petraia dentalis King 1848, Polycoelia donatiana King 1848, Polycoelia gracilis Schindewolf 1942, Turbinolia donatiana King 1848
Full reference: R. Howse. 1848. A catalogue of the fossils of the Permian system of the counties of Northumberland and Durham. Transactions of the Tyneside Naturalists' Field Club 1:219-264
Belongs to Calophyllum according to D. Weyer 1984
See also Geinitz 1861, Howse 1848, King 1849, King 1850 and Ludwig 1869
Sister taxa: Calophyllum (Groenlandophyllum), Calophyllum angustum, Calophyllum baytuganense, Calophyllum columnare, Calophyllum crassimurale, Calophyllum cylindrica, Calophyllum lhazeensis, Calophyllum longiseptata, Calophyllum micron, Calophyllum permica, Calophyllum punctata, Calophyllum rhopalotum, Polycoelia dobrolyubovae, Pycnocoelia flabelliformis
Distribution:
• Permian of Germany (3 collections), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences
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